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News from January 2017

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Bourbonnais Board authorizes general obligation bonds for sewer improvements

By Lhalie Castillo | Jan 6, 2017

Bourbonnais Board authorizes general obligation bonds for sewer improvements at a recent meeting.

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Kankakee Public Library Board of Trustees reviews library accounts

By Lhalie Castillo | Jan 6, 2017

Kankakee Public Library Board of Trustees reviews library accounts at its recent meeting.

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Manteno Board of Police Commissioners discusses modifications to policies & procedures regarding age requirements

By Louie Torres | Jan 6, 2017

Manteno Board of Police Commissioners discusses modifications to policies & procedures regarding age requirements at its meeting this morning.

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Kankakee City Council appoints acting fire chief

By Lhalie Castillo | Jan 6, 2017

Kankakee City Council appoints acting fire chief at its recent meeting.

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Mendoza era begins on chaotic note during move-in time

By Kankakee Times | Jan 6, 2017

Amid reports of missing property and last-minute changes in move-in plans, the transition between outgoing Illinois Comptroller Leslie Geissler Munger and incoming Comptroller Susana Mendoza recently took on a testy tone.

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Olivet Nazarene prepares to host Kankakee River Basin conference

By Ruth de Jauregui | Jan 6, 2017

Olivet Nazarene University will host the Kankakee River Watershed Conference on Feb. 10 in Bourbonnais, Illinois.

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Policy Institute, Madigan camp clash on population loss, business climate

By Kankakee Times | Jan 6, 2017

Over 110,000 more people left Illinois in a year than arrived here from other states, leading to the highest overall drop in population in the nation, new figures reveal.

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GOP seeks uniformity on illegal immigrant student policies

By Kankakee Times | Jan 6, 2017

An Illinois legislator wants to see the state adopt a uniform, transparent and fiscally sound policy on the question of illegal immigrant students attending state universities.

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House Democrat: Madigan has ‘outlived his usefulness in Springfield’

By Kankakee Times | Jan 4, 2017

An outgoing House Democrat is speaking out about House Speaker Mike Madigan for standing in the way of major reforms that could get Illinois back on its feet.

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Bourbonnais Public Library District reviews financial report

By Lhalie Castillo | Jan 4, 2017

The Bourbonnais Public Library District met Nov. 21 to review financial report.

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Kankakee Community College trustees approve academic calendar

By Philip Gonzales | Jan 4, 2017

The Kankakee Community College Board of Trustees met Oct. 11 to approve academic calendar.

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Kankakee County zoning committee reviews variance request

By Lhalie Castillo | Jan 4, 2017

The Kankakee County Planning, Zoning and Agriculture Committee met Nov. 16 to review a variance request.

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Kankakee water conservation district approves financial report

By Jenie Mallari-Torres | Jan 4, 2017

The Kankakee County Soil and Water Conservation District met Nov. 10 to approve the financial report.

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Grant Park Board introduced to new village attorney

By Wadi Reformado | Jan 3, 2017

Grant Park Board introduced to new village attorney at a recent meeting.

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Manteno committee reviews monthly financial reports

By Wadi Reformado | Jan 3, 2017

The village of Manteno Committee of the Whole met Nov. 15 to review monthly financial reports.

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Kankakee County Finance Committee hears department reports

By Wadi Reformado | Jan 3, 2017

Kankakee County Finance Committee hears department reports at its meeting last week.

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Bradley Utilities & Expansion Committee to consider bids for sanitary sewer evaluation

By Lhalie Castillo | Jan 3, 2017

Bradley Utilities & Expansion Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3.

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Kankakee park district faces financial woes following Collins indictment

By Carol Ostrow | Jan 1, 2017

Roy Collins, who's charged with blatantly misusing Kankakee Valley Park District funds to garnish his own interests at the peril of his community, was recently indicted by a federal grand jury in Springfield for fraud and embezzlement.

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Former state school employee Starks paid in $119K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $2.17M in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 1, 2017

Former state school employee Patricia Starks, who retired in December 2016, saved $119,326 toward a pension over 23 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

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Former state school employee Evans paid in $86K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $1.63M in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 1, 2017

Former state school employee Julie Evans, who retired in December 2016, saved $85,722 toward a pension over 21 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.