Posts Tagged ‘monroe county board’
Primary battle for county board
With less than three weeks to go until the March 17 election, the only contested local race in Monroe County is the Republican primary for Monroe County Commissioner between incumbent…
Read MoreCounty funds veterans commission
Two months after the Monroe County Veterans Assistance Commission was officially chartered, it received its first round of official funding last Tuesday. Representatives of county, regional and state level VACs introduced…
Read MoreOak Hill questions continue
Although Monday’s Monroe County Board meeting adjourned within 20 minutes of being called to order, it was enough time for local residents to voice a number of lingering concerns –…
Read MoreCounty board kudos for levee fix
While a report on financial impact and other aspects of the Illinois SAFE-T Act law took up a majority of last Tuesday’s Monroe County Board meeting, there were a few…
Read MoreSheriff speaks on SAFE-T Act
Monroe County Sheriff Neal Rohlfing delivered an overview of Illinois’ Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today Act during Tuesday’s Monroe County Board meeting. The SAFE-T Act was signed into law in…
Read MoreCounty to celebrate America 250
Holiday bells will soon be ringing in Monroe County and throughout the country, but these sounds will have nothing to do with Christmas. On Jan. 1, Monroe County and its…
Read MoreOak Hill, budget topics for county
Despite last Tuesday’s vote to approve an operational transfer of Oak Hill to Accolade Healthcare, there was relatively little talk of the senior living and rehabilitation center during last Wednesday’s…
Read MoreOak Hill takeover approved
Late Tuesday evening, the future of the Oak Hill senior living and rehabilitation center in Waterloo was decided – at least for the next five years. Despite a spirited effort…
Read MoreOak Hill vote next week
The fate of a proposed operational transfer of the Oak Hill senior living and rehabilitation center in Waterloo will be decided Tuesday morning in Bolingbrook during a meeting of the…
Read MoreNo objections to candidate filings
Although concerns were raised about the validity of candidate petition filings for Monroe County commissioner ahead of the March 17 primary election, Monday’s deadline to file an objection came and…
Read MoreRoute 3 U-turn discussed
Three years after being denied funding for construction of two “restricted crossing U-turn” intersections on Route 3 between Waterloo and Columbia, Monroe County Engineer Aaron Metzger announced $1.35 million has…
Read MoreBudget time in Monroe County
Following budget hearings earlier this month, Monroe County Treasurer Kevin Koenigstein presented a rough draft of the Fiscal Year 2026 financial plan during Monday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board.…
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