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SCHOCK RESPONDS TO LATEST UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS
Washington, DC - Congressman Aaron Schock (R-IL), has released the following
statement after the Department of Labor announced the national unemployment
rate reached 10.2 percent during the month of October:
“Families in Illinois and across the country are hurting as people
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AMEREN REDUCES STAFF BY 300 EMPLOYEES
ST. LOUIS, MO., Nov. 6, 2009—Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today
announced that, through a combination of voluntary and involuntary
separation programs, the corporation will have eliminated approximately 300
positions with substantially all employees separated from the company by
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CONGRESSMAN HARE ISSUES STATEMENT ON OCTOBER JOBS LOSS
WASHINGTON, DC-Congressman Phil Hare (D-IL) today released the following
statement in response to this morning’s employment report which showed that
the United States lost 190,000 jobs in October, raising the unemployment rate
to 10.2 percent.
“While the rate of jobs lost
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CITY SEEKS INPUT ON 5 YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN
The City of Decatur invites interested persons, organizations, agencies and the
media to participate in the development of its 2010-2014 Consolidated Plan.
Residents can now share their ideas through a survey available online at
HYPERLINK "http://www.decaturil.gov" www.decaturil.gov by clicking the “City
Surveys” button and the City will hold two public meetings in November to
present its findings and gather additional information about the needs of
Decatur residents as they relate to the above goals.
The meetings will be held Tuesday, November 17 at 4:00 p.m.
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SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE CITY'S CUTS IN PERSONNEL
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City Manager Ryan McCrady says the city will reduce its staff by a total of
17 positions and should save almost $1.4 million as a result of the Voluntary
Severance Plan (VSP) that was introduced earlier this year.
McCrady also says there will be no savings for this fiscal year, which will
end next April. He said the savings should come in the next fiscal year, which
obviously is 6 months away.
With some reductions in the police and fire departments, an obvious
question is “Do the cuts go too deep?” especially in police and fire.
Another question that
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MACON COUNTY TOURISM TOPS $100 MILLION IN 2008
Macon County was one of just 21 counties in Illinois to draw $100 million or
more in tourism dollars last year, bringing in $107.48 million according to a
recent tourism economic impact report from the State of Illinois.
Macon County also had the 3rd highest percentage increase over 2007
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FIRST H1-N1 RELATED DEATH REPORTED IN MACON COUNTY
The Macon County Health Department reports that there has been an elderly
person who has died from H1N1-related complications. This Macon County
resident had underlying health conditions which led to the complications
experienced from the H1N1 flu.
With the report of this death,
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