July, 2017 Stories | Dupage Policy Journal

Carbondale City Council met June 27.

By Ma. Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jul 27, 2017

Carbondale City Council met at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 27.

Carbondale City Council met June 6.

By Ma. Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jul 27, 2017

Carbondale City Council met at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 6.

City of Carbondale Library Board met March 8.

By Ma. Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jul 27, 2017

City of Carbondale Library Board met at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 8.

City of Carbondale Liquor Advisory Board met May 24.

By Lhalie Castillo | Jul 27, 2017

City of Carbondale Liquor Advisory Board met Wednesday, May 24.

City of Carbondale Library Board met May 10.

By Lhalie Castillo | Jul 27, 2017

City of Carbondale Library Board met Wednesday, May 10.

Carbondale City Council met July 26.

By Lhalie Castillo | Jul 27, 2017

Carbondale City Council met Wednesday, July 26.

Herrin City Council met July 24.

By Lhalie Castillo | Jul 27, 2017

Herrin City Council met at 6 p.m. Monday, July 24.

Crab Orchard Community Unit School District 3 Board met May 15

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Jul 26, 2017

Crab Orchard Community Unit School District 3 Board met 6 p.m. Monday, May 15.

City of Marion City Council met July 24

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Jul 26, 2017

City of Marion City Council met 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 24.

City of Marion City Council met June 12

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Jul 26, 2017

City of Marion City Council met 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 12.

City of Marion City Council met June 1

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Jul 26, 2017

City of Marion City Council met 4 p.m. Thursday, June 1.

Analysis: Income tax hike will cost Williamson County residents $13.3M more this year

By Kyle Wahe | Jul 24, 2017

Williamson County residents will pay an additional $13,352,137 in state income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).

Letting pension system fail described as tough love for Illinois

By Hoang Tran | Jul 21, 2017

Mike “Mish” Shedlock, who runs the blog “MishTalk.com,” believes imposing more taxes on Illinoisans with the biggest pensions can solve the pension crisis.

Journalists say cuts keep Capitol coverage thin, brainstorming necessary

By John Revak | Jul 21, 2017

A group of journalists got together at a Springfield forum recently to discuss the future of ... a group of journalists.

Budget described as no solution to Illinois insolvency

By Karen Kidd | Jul 21, 2017

While state lawmakers ended a two-year budget impasse, the measures adopted by the Illinois Legislature will not fix the state's fiscal mess, an analyst who co-wrote a paper that places the state 49th in long-run solvency told the Sangamon Sun.

Rauner shake-up follows in wake of perceived political defeat

By Hoang Tran | Jul 21, 2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner’s office has lost or terminated 21 staffers in the wake of the passage of a contentious budget plan and an unpopular tax hike on July 6, which many saw as a major political defeat for Rauner and many GOP lawmakers.