First American pope chosen

The world’s 1.4 billion Catholics have a new leader — Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, the first American-born pope. Prevost, 69, is originally from Chicago and has chosen the papal name…

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Monroe County final multiplier set

Monroe County has been issued a final property assessment equalization factor of 1.0561 by the Illinois Department of Revenue. The property assessment equalization factor, often called the “multiplier,” is the…

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