Tentative multiplier for Monroe County

Monroe County has been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to the Illinois Department of Revenue. The property assessment equalization factor, often called the “multiplier,” is…

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More LPR cameras coming

The Illinois State Police said it is adding another tool in its toolbox to help reduce and solve violent crime in the metro east.   Earlier this year, ISP began…

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E-cigs now banned indoors

Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed HB 1540, a bill banning the usage of e-cigarettes in indoor public spaces.  The bill adds electronic smoking devices to the 2008 Smoke-Free Illinois…

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Imagine | Ott Observations

Imagination is a powerful word. To have a goal is to imagine something beyond where you’re at today.  Progress requires both an imagined better situation and imagination as to how…

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Walter | Mark’s Remarks

We have not had the best track record with dogs.   Our first two dogs met untimely deaths, one accidentally and the other due to health issues.  Both deaths were…

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Police Blotter | 7-26-23

(Information in this report is gathered from police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty and charges may…

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Fatal crash on JB Bridge

A Dupo man died from serious injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash early Saturday morning on I-255 westbound at the Jefferson Barracks Bridge in St. Louis County. The Missouri Highway…

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