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News from October 2016

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Momence City Council to paint light poles on highway

By Lhalie Castillo | Oct 9, 2016

The Momence City Council met Monday to vote on painting of light poles on Dixie Highway.

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Bourbonnais Board to sell sewer bonds

By Lhalie Castillo | Oct 9, 2016

The village of Bourbonnais Board met Sept. 19 to sell Sewerage Refunding Revenue Bonds.

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Bradley Village Board reviews road salt bids

By Lhalie Castillo | Oct 9, 2016

The Bradley Village Board met Aug. 22 to review annual road salt purchase bids.

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5.21 percent of people in Saint Anne receive food stamps

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 9, 2016

5.21 percent of people in Saint Anne were receiving food stamps as of April 30, 2016, according to an analysis of the federal program by Kankakee Times.

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6.54 percent of people in Bourbonnais receive food stamps

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 9, 2016

6.54 percent of people in Bourbonnais were receiving food stamps as of April 30, 2016, according to an analysis of the federal program by Kankakee Times.

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9.68 percent of people in Aroma Park receive food stamps

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 9, 2016

9.68 percent of people in Aroma Park were receiving food stamps as of April 30, 2016, according to an analysis of the federal program by Kankakee Times.

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3.34 percent of people in Grant Park receive food stamps

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 9, 2016

3.34 percent of people in Grant Park were receiving food stamps as of April 30, 2016, according to an analysis of the federal program by Kankakee Times.

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3.16 percent of people in Union Hill receive food stamps

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 9, 2016

3.16 percent of people in Union Hill were receiving food stamps as of April 30, 2016, according to an analysis of the federal program by Kankakee Times.

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Parkhurst tells voters: 'Ruling Class Kate' Cloonen 'insults your intelligence'

By Carol Ostrow | Oct 8, 2016

Calling out “Ruling Class Kate” in campaign fliers, Lindsay Parkhurst, Republican candidate for the District 79 state House seat, recently stepped up her game in earnest against her opponent — taking umbrage at Democratic state Rep. Kate Cloonen’s campaign tactics while declaring unequivocally that “Home is worth fighting for.”

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State's pension-debt crisis lingers as solutions seem to remain elusive

By Kankakee Times | Oct 7, 2016

Illinois' public pension crisis has been bumped out of the headlines by the Nov. 8 presidential election and other attention-grabbers, but the crisis hasn't gone away, the vice president of a Chicago-based conservative think tank said in a recent article.

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Illinois workers drop out of labor force as manufacturing jobs are lost

By Kankakee Times | Oct 7, 2016

The Illinois unemployment rate declined for the fourth straight month in August, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced last week.

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How did Tinker Parker spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 7, 2016

Republican Tinker Parker's election campaign committee, Friends for Tinker Parker, spent $655 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

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How did Michael Downey spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 7, 2016

Republican Michael Downey's election campaign committee, Downey for Sheriff, spent $2,733 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

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How did Jake Lee spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 7, 2016

Republican Jake Lee's election campaign committee, Friends of Jake Lee, spent $1,641 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

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How did Nick Allen spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 7, 2016

Democratic Nick Allen's election campaign committee, Friends of Nick Allen, spent $265 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

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How did Jim. Rowe spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 7, 2016

Democratic Jim. Rowe's election campaign committee, Friends of Jim Rowe, spent $16,039 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

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How did Lindsay Parkhurst spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 7, 2016

Republican Lindsay Parkhurst's election campaign committee, Citizens for Parkhurst, spent $149,844 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

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How did Lori Gadbois spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 7, 2016

Democratic Lori Gadbois's election campaign committee, Friends of Lori Gadbois, spent $445 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

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How did Robert Gessner spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 7, 2016

Republican Robert Gessner's election campaign committee, Citizens for Gessner, spent $550 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

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How did Jamie Boyd spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 7, 2016

Republican Jamie Boyd's election campaign committee, Committee to Elect Jamie Boyd, spent $1,488 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).