Chesney: Rural Illinois “Not Forgotten” when it comes to higher taxes and fees
The increased taxes on all Illinoisans— rural, suburban and urban— are being spent with very unequal input from stakeholders paying the bill for this excess.
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POLITICAL
Freeport City Manager Lowell Crow Searches Soul, Says Now Committed to Freeport
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS — It was in October of this year when the city of Salem, Virginia announced that a search
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Freeport City Manager One of Three Finalists In Salem, VA City Manager Search
Before coming to Freeport as the city’s first City Manager, Lowell Crow served as the city administrator in Monmouth, IL. He left his position in Monmouth in May of 2017.
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City of Freeport To Conduct Public Hearing On Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriation Ordinance
The hearing will be held on Monday, December 2, 2019, at 5:30p.m.
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Trump Approval Holds Steady in Face of Impeachment Probe
This relative stability in approval rating contrasts with President Richard Nixon’s job approval trajectory, which took a noticeable dip as a potential impeachment inquiry came into focus in the early 1970s.
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League of Women Voters To Host Environmental Study Group
A group of concerned local citizens from the Environmental Study Group on Tuesday, November 26
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Chesney: The “Urgency of the Moment” Wasted by NOT Prohibiting Corruption
Federal investigations are swirling about multiple Democrat leaders in Chicago City Hall, the Illinois House, and the Illinois Senate.
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Could the Federal government start paying for abortions after the 2020 elections?
While a slight majority of Americans polled support requirements for insurance to cover abortion, the majority also oppose public funding for abortion.
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Illinois towns will be able to tax cannabis sales earlier than before under bill headed to governor’s desk
Counties and cities that voted to tax recreational cannabis will be able to begin collecting sales tax on local cannabis sales on July 1, not Sept. 1.
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Chesney Criticizes Democrats’ “Half-Hearted Ethics Punt”
The lack of self-awareness is simply unbelievable!
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Full Series of LIVE President Trump Impeachment Hearings
Coverage of the House Intelligence Committee impeachment hearings against President Donald J. Trump.
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Law-and-order or conspiracy? How political parties frame the impeachment battle will help decide Trump’s fate
The presidential impeachment battle moves to a new stage on Wednesday, when the House will conduct the first public, televised
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U.S. House Debate & Vote on Impeachment Inquiry Resolution
The House debated and voted on a resolution that lays out the next steps in the impeachment investigation of President Trump
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Chesney: Pension Reform is the 800-Pound Gorilla
Wonder why you keep getting hit with “new” local taxes and fees? Look no further than local pension costs for the answer.
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On The Agenda In The City of Freeport, Illinois Monday October 21, 2019
Here is what’s on the agenda for Monday, October 21, 2019 for the city of Freeport, Illinois
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