Comments by Rep. David Friess, R Red Bud SPRINGFIELD – The Governor’s Office of Management and Budget (GOMB) this week issued a projection of Illinois’ budget forecast for Fiscal Year 2026. The budget projection, contained within its annual “Illinois Economic and Fiscal Policy Report,” includes forecasts of State revenues and expenditures for the approaching fiscal […]
$3.2 billion Illinois budget deficit projected for FY26 Read More »
STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve County received its October sales tax receipts on Nov. 7th, but the amount, $454,937.04 spread across five accounts, is down a total of $6,110.46 compared to September receipts. So far this calendar year the tax receipts have brought in $4,084,565.51, but that is down $541,179.22 from the first 10
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CHESTER – AFSCME donates $250 to the Chester Area Christian Food Pantry (CACFP). Making the presentation is Larry Brown, President of AFSCME Council 31 Sub-Chapter 56 Retiree Chapter in Chester, Illinois. Accepting the donation from Brown on behalf of the CACFP is Dr. Jim Beers, who is also a former State of Illinois
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EAST ST. LOUIS – Illinois State Police (ISP) officials investigated a traffic crash in East St. Louis involving an ISP squad car hit by an intoxicated driver who failed to move over. On November 14, 2024, at approximately 9:34 p.m., an ISP trooper activated the squad’s emergency lights and parked it on the left shoulder of Interstate 55
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PERRYVILLE — Several Citizens Electric Corporation members in the area of Route C and Sawmill Road in Ste. Genevieve County reported blinks prior to a power outage Thursday night. Citizens Electric officials said the outage was caused by a mechanical failure on a regulator serving the distribution circuit that supplies power to the Lake
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CHESTER — Chester Grade School presented “HIVE” Awards Friday November 8 to 24 students. Teachers nominated the recipients after witnessing them demonstrating one or more of the good character traits of “Respect”, “Responsibility”, Safety”, or “Empathy”. (Row 1, left to right): William Johnson, Francisco Herrera Sica, Juana Ramirez Lopez, Shelby Stueve, Paisley Davis,
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CHESTER == The Chester Cemetery and Finance Committee meets tonight in special session. The meeting will be held at 5 p.m. in the Chester Municipal Building. It is open to the public. The tentative agenda: NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING CITY OF CHESTER CEMETERY AND FINANCE COMMITTEE Notice is
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CHESTER – The Chester City Council will meet in regular session tonight at city hall. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the municipal building, 1330 Swanwick Street in Chester. CHESTER, ILLINOIS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA November 18, 2024 CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO — The Missouri Department of Mental Health (Department) is in the process of notifying 537 individuals that their personal information was disclosed in an email. Upon discovery, the Department took immediate steps to prevent further disclosure. The Department does not have any reason to believe the information was actually read or used
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The 2024 Holiday House Tour starts at the Guibourd-Valle House, an 1806 tour home operated by the Foundation for Restoration of Ste. Genevieve, which is decked out in natural Christmas decorations created by our members early in December. Visitors can tour the house and view the spectacular Norman truss structure in
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