May, 2017 Stories | Carbondale Reporter

Jackson County Finance and Administration Committee met May 15

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 19, 2017

Jackson County Finance and Administration Committee met 5 p.m. Monday, May 15.

Jackson County Legislative and Public Safety Committee met May 16

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 19, 2017

Jackson County Legislative and Public Safety Committee met 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 16.

Jackson County Executive Committee met May 11

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 19, 2017

Jackson County Executive Committee met 5 p.m. Thursday, May 11.

City of Carbondale City Council met May 16

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 19, 2017

City of Carbondale City Council met 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 16.

City of Carbondale - Planning Commission met February 22

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 19, 2017

City of Carbondale - Planning Commission met 6 p.m. Wednesday, February 22.

Carbondale Community High School District 165 Board of Education met May 17

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 19, 2017

Carbondale Community High School District 165 Board of Education met 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 17.

Village of Makanda Board of Trustees met April 3

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 19, 2017

Village of Makanda Board of Trustees met 7 p.m. Monday, April 3.

Village of DeSoto Water Committee will meet May 22

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 19, 2017

Village of DeSoto Water Committee will meet at 4 p.m. Monday, May 22.

Small businesses have big role to play in saving Illinois, Rauner says on tour

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 18, 2017

Illinois can't grow unless its small businesses grow, Gov. Bruce Rauner told owners and employees of several of the state's 1 million such businesses on a brief tour recently.

'Absurd' math used to calculate 'Comeback Agenda,' financial pro says

By Karen Kidd | May 18, 2017

There won't be any coming back for high-wage earners who will exit Illinois in a hurry if the so-called "Illinois Comeback Agenda" passes, a financial services professional said.

Budget described as another possible dead body to mourn

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 18, 2017

It's hard to tell the difference between a seated Illinois General Assembly and one that's on a break, WCIA Capitol Bureau Chief Mark Maxwell said in a recent segment focused on a lack of new bills, characterizing the legislative accomplishments of the 100th General Assembly as “hardly anything at all."

Village of DeSoto Board of Trustees met May 7

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 18, 2017

Village of DeSoto Board of Trustees met 7 p.m. Sunday, May 7.

Herrin City Finance Committee met May 8.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 18, 2017

Herrin City Finance Committee met at 5:15 p.m. Monday, May 8.

If budget hopes are scrapped, Illinois could become first 'junk' state

By Glenn Minnis | May 15, 2017

The chances that Illinois will reach a budget before May 31 and avoid seeing its bond rating lowered to the worst of any state in history are 50-50 at best, according to Mark Glennon, founder of the business and government website WirePoints told the Sangamon Sun recently.