Dixon school board asks ISBE to decertify finances
The Dixon School Board voted unanimously to seek decertification by the Illinois State Board of Education, contending the district no longer meets criteria for financial difficulty after amending the 1988-89 budget. It reports a $1 million cash receipts plan by June 30 and funds from working cash bonds, arguing the ISBE guidelines are insulting and unrealistic.
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Dixon
Robert Leininger
Robert Claus
Claus
Leininger
Lee County
Sharon A. Thompson
Dixon on financial list insults board and community
Dixon board member Tom Shepherd cites the move as an insult to the board, administration, and community, saying the action harms trust and invites backlash from stakeholders.
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Dixon
Tom Shepherd
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Wright resigns as Speaker amid ethics fight in House
Wright announces he will quit as speaker after ethics charges loom, clearing the path for Rep. Thomas Foley to become speaker. He plans to resign from the House by June end, telling colleagues he will not be part of tearing down the institution. Support from allies flows as the ethics committee prepares to act on his motions to dismiss the charges.
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UPI
Jim Wright
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Wright
Thomas Foley
D-Wash
Foley
Ethics Committee
George Mallick
Fort Worth
Texas
Betty
Congress
Jack Brooks
Robert Michel
Illinois
House of Representatives
Vin Weber
Minnesota
Tax plan unlikely to push Illinois from moderate to high burden
Illinois tax watchdogs say House Speaker Michael Madigan's 18.4 percent income tax increase would not move the state into high tax ranks. They note Illinois already has a moderate burden, ranking 17th per capita overall and 33rd relative to income, with possible room to raise taxes without toppling into higher standings. The groups caution the report is not an endorsement of the hike.
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Michael Madigan
Illinois
Illinois Tax Foundation
Taxpayers Federation of Illinois
Michael Pollak
The
Tax Foundation
Federation
Doug Whitley
Whitley
Pollak
Heavy rain soaks Rock River Valley amid severe storms
More than an inch of rain fell across the Rock River Valley on Wednesday as a major thunderstorm moved through causing scattered power outages. Dixon reported 1.14 inches while Rockford Oregon and DeKalb saw 1.03, 1.03 and 2.16 inches respectively. Totals remain well below normal for the year. The NWS noted a deficit as rainfall this year stands at 7.74 inches versus 13.16 inches by the end of May.
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Dale Helgerson
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Moline
National Weather Service
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ComEd
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Lincoln Highway
Rene Page
Wisconsin
Quad Cities
Mississippi
Dixon site eyed for women prisoners in state plan
Illinois Department of Corrections spokesman Nic Howell said Dixon Correctional Center is among 13 sites considered for a new women’s prison facility. He stressed no decision or timetable exists, while work to add about 200 cells at Dixon could raise capacity to roughly 1,200 if funded. The plan faces funding questions as other sites may be used or new facilities built.
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