Government
Candidates file for April election
Monday afternoon was the deadline for candidates to file for inclusion on the April 2023 ballot, and Waterloo voters will see its largest number of contested races in recent memory.…
Read MoreColumbia talks projects, funding
The last meeting of the year for the Columbia City Council focused on the future of the city with an emphasis on infrastructure, future projects and a proposed move to…
Read MoreBill would help fight fentanyl epidemic
In her effort to help combat the ongoing fentanyl epidemic hurting Illinois families, State Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) has signed on as a chief co-sponsor for Senate Bill 4221, which…
Read MorePrange praised upon passing
Retired longtime Monroe County Treasurer Merrill Prange passed away Sunday at the age of 74 in his hometown of Fults. Prange served 30 years as treasurer from 1978 to 2008. …
Read MoreMonroe County OKs budget
The “double-edged sword” of increased tax revenues, which Monroe County Treasurer Kevin Koenigstein pointed out in March during his first quarterly budget review of Fiscal Year 2022, has found its…
Read MoreColumbia talks ‘home rule,’ passes levy
The Columbia City Council approved a tax levy and special use permit, discussed park rules and seated a new alderman, but a majority of the meeting was dedicated to the…
Read MoreWaterloo honors good neighbor
The Waterloo City Council on Monday night celebrated a good neighbor and approved a handful of measures. Chuck Green, a longtime member of the Waterloo Sports Association, was presented a…
Read MoreChanges made to SAFE-T Act
Lawmakers on Thursday passed an amendment to the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform’s provisions that will eliminate cash bail when the calendar hits 2023. The measure expands the list of…
Read MoreNew judicial circuit created
Most counties in Illinois have been preparing for implementation of the SAFE-T Act at the beginning of 2023, with many trying to anticipate challenges courts and jails will face when…
Read MoreElection filings begin Monday
The window to file petitions for candidacy in the April 2023 municipal elections opens this coming Monday and continues through Dec. 19. Several people have picked up election packets for…
Read MoreColumbia has new alderman
The Columbia City Council on Nov. 21 voted unanimously to confirm the appointment of Michael Lawlor to the open aldermanic seat created by the resignation of Mark Roessler in late…
Read MoreCounty talks FY23 budget
After department-level hearings last month, a special meeting Nov. 7 and a regular meeting Monday morning, the Monroe County Board of Commissioners is nearly ready to approve the county budget…
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