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News from October 2023

Village of Bourbonnais Finance Committee met Aug. 30

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Oct 4, 2023

Village of Bourbonnais Finance Committee met Wednesday, Aug. 30

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Halbrook: "Gov. Pritzker is doing his level best to make Illinois the Western version of the People's Republic of China."

By Kankakee Times | Oct 3, 2023

Brad Halbrook, a House Representative for the Illinois House of Representatives, has raised concerns about a Chinese company's plan to build a battery plant in Manteno, Illinois. Halbrook argues that the deal with the company, Gotion High-tech, is a bad deal for Illinois and Manteno due to the company's ties to the Chinese Communist Party and China's human rights violations. The Chinese company is set to receive billions of dollars in federal tax credits and state subsidies for the construction of the plant. Halbrook questions why taxpayers are providing such substantial...

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Demand answers from Illinois officials on Gotion’s links to Chinese Communist Party and its grossly over-subsidized Manteno project

By Mark Glennon | Oct 3, 2023

On September 8, Governor JB Pritzker announced the state’s deal with Gotion, a Chinese company, for construction of an electric vehicle (EV) battery factory in Manteno, southwest of Chicago.

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Iroquois County Education: 27 Black students were enrolled in districts in 2021-22 school year

By Kankakee Times | Oct 3, 2023

In Iroquois County districts, 27 Black students were enrolled in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Manteno press conf. and village council meeting attended by more than 400 opposing Gotion EV battery plant

By John Kraft & Kirk Allen, Edgar County Watchdogs | Oct 3, 2023

A press conference held by the Illinois Freedom Caucus was attended by an estimated 400 people last night, October 2, 2023, and a large group of them also attended the Manteno Village Board meeting to provide public comments.

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Kankakee County responsible for 29th-highest sales tax revenue in Illinois during July

By Kankakee Times | Oct 3, 2023

Kankakee County residents paid $620,256 in sales taxes, the 29th highest total paid per county in July.

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$400,465 in Countywide Sales Tax collected in July for Kankakee County

By Kankakee Times | Oct 3, 2023

In July, Kankakee County saw a decrease in Countywide Sales Tax collection compared to the previous month.

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Kankakee Area Transportation Study Technical Advisory Committee met August 30

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Oct 3, 2023

Kankakee Area Transportation Study Technical Advisory Committee met 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 30.

Kankakee Area Transportation Study Policy Committee met Aug. 30

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Oct 3, 2023

Kankakee Area Transportation Study Policy Committee met Wednesday, Aug. 30

Kankakee County County Transportation Committee met Aug. 29

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Oct 3, 2023

Kankakee County County Transportation Committee met Tuesday, Aug. 29

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Iroquois County collects $50,227 in Special County Retailers Occupation Tax in July

By Kankakee Times | Oct 2, 2023

In July, Iroquois County saw a decrease in Special County Retailers Occupation Tax collection compared to the previous month.

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Kankakee County residents pay $219,791 in County Sales Tax in July

By Kankakee Times | Oct 2, 2023

In July, Kankakee County saw an increase in County Sales Tax collection compared to the previous month.

Kankakee School District 111 Board of Education met Aug. 28

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Oct 2, 2023

Kankakee School District 111 Board of Education met Monday, Aug. 28

Village of Bradley Village Board met Aug. 28

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Oct 2, 2023

Village of Bradley Village Board met Monday, Aug. 28

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Piker on proposed Gotion plant: ‘Literally, we all found out about it a week before the announcement was officially made’

By Kankakee Times Report | Oct 2, 2023

Amanda Piker is the originator of the No Gotion Illinois Facebook page that has led to a growing movement to prevent the proposed Gotion lithium ion car battery plant from opening in Manteno.

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Holda: ‘Who wants to work in a communist China plant?’

By Kankakee Times Report | Oct 2, 2023

Manteno resident Julie Holda is praying every day that a Chinese Communist Party-linked lithium-ion battery plant for Manteno will not be built.

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Q3 2023 Parolees Recap: Who was paroled in Kankakee County?

By Kankakee Times | Oct 1, 2023

There were 33 offenders living in Kankakee County released on parole during the third quarter of 2023, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Kankakee Times.

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Kankakee County home sales during week ending Sept. 30

By Kankakee Times | Oct 1, 2023

There was one reported residential sale in Kankakee County in the week ending Sept. 30, according to BlockShopper.com.

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Crescent Iroquois Community Unit School District 249 ranks 847th in enrollment with 66 students during 2021-22 school year

By Kankakee Times | Oct 1, 2023

Crescent Iroquois Community Unit School District 249 welcomed 66 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

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Iroquois County residents pay $60,849 in Countywide Sales Tax in July

By Kankakee Times | Oct 1, 2023

In July, Iroquois County saw a decrease in Countywide Sales Tax collection compared to the previous month.