Early voting begins Sept. 29

Early voting for the Nov. 8 general election begins this Thursday, Sept. 29, at the Monroe County Clerk’s Office inside the Monroe County Courthouse.  The clerk’s office is open from…

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County hears tax, road updates

After two days of budget hearings last week in preparation for creation of the Fiscal Year 2023 budget, the Monroe County Commissioners had a relatively light agenda Monday morning.  Monroe…

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More ARPA funds for local towns

Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced last week that more than 1,200 small cities, towns, and villages across Illinois will receive $371 million…

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Another roundabout for Columbia

With finishing touches still being completed on one Quarry Road roundabout, members of the Columbia City Council were somewhat surprised at the announcement the city had been awarded nearly $1.2…

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