Government
Valmeyer budget proposed
Valmeyer Treasurer Larry Andres presented trustees with a tentative budget for the current fiscal year during last Tuesday’s village board meeting. While the Valmeyer’s fiscal year runs May 1 through…
Read MoreRegular biz for Waterloo City Council
The Waterloo City Council held two regular general meetings of late. At its June 5 meeting, aldermen approved the naming of an alley in town as Eleanor Lane. This alley…
Read MoreIllinois first to outlaw book bans
Gov. JB Pritzker was joined by Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, advocates, and lawmakers Monday at the Harold Washington Library to sign legislation outlawing book…
Read MoreProperty assessments out now
2022 property tax assessments for Monroe County residents are available in the June 14 issue of the Republic-Times newspaper. Assessments are based on median property sales recorded in Monroe County…
Read MoreMemories of Kabul
April marked the second anniversary of the beginning of the end of the U.S. War in Afghanistan, with the nation’s withdrawal from that country taking place through the end of…
Read MoreProperty assessments finally ready
Nearly at the halfway mark of 2023, preparations are finally underway to mail Monroe County residents their property tax assessments. Monroe County Commissioner Dennis Knobloch announced during Tuesday’s county board…
Read MoreOSHA violations at Waterloo subdivision project
A Breese contractor who ignored a Waterloo city official’s repeated verbal and written instructions to use trench cave-in protection faces penalties after federal workplace safety inspectors found the employer failed…
Read MoreIllinois passes budget
The Illinois House of Representatives passed a $50.6 billion state budget at the very end of its spring session, with the final vote coming in early Saturday morning. Lawmakers had…
Read MoreCounty eyes new comprehensive plan
As part of beginning a revision to the county’s comprehensive plan, the Monroe County Board of Commissioners approved a revised version of its zoning code on Monday. Commissioners thanked Monroe…
Read MoreAssault weapons ban back in force
he assault weapons ban Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law in January is back in force after a federal appeals court on Thursday blocked a temporary injunction that a lower…
Read MoreChanging of the guard in Waterloo
Monday marked a changing of the guard for the Waterloo City Council, as a new mayor and three new aldermen were officially sworn into office before a large crowd. But…
Read MoreColumbia considers cigar shop scenarios
Columbia officials discussed options to establish language which would allow patrons of a cigar lounge to bring their own booze. Mike Macik, owner of Havana Cigar Bar at 115 E.…
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