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Friday, November 20
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ILLINOIS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR OCTOBER IS 11%
CHICAGO – The Illinois seasonally adjusted
unemployment rate for October is 11.0 percent, up 0.5
percent from the previous month and its highest level
since August 1983, according to figures released
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EMPLOYEE CUTBACKS, INCREASE IN TAXES MAY BE COMING FOR DECATUR
The recent statements by administrative officials in Washington, D.C. that
the nation’s recession was over doesn’t seem to give much comfort to elected
officials and city staffs of municipalities across the country.
Tax revenues are down and municipalities like Decatur face potential
property tax increases, cuts in city services and possible increases in layoffs
of city employees.
These and other possible scenarios were discussed at Monday night’s
city council meeting after the council heard the latest financial review of the
city’s finance
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STUDY: TAX INCREASE ONLY SOLUTION TO STATE'S WIDENING BUDGET CRISIS
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Tax increases are the only solution to a widening budget
crisis that a new study says has landed Illinois among the nation’s most
financially troubled states, a soon-to-be-released report by a team of
University of Illinois economists warns.
Illinois is
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SCHILLING CRITICIZES HARE'S SUPPORT FOR BRINGING GITMO PRISONERS TO THOMSON
Bobby Schilling, candidate for Congress in the Illinois 17th Congressional
District, criticized Congressman Hare's support of bringing Guantanamo Bay
detainees to the Thomson Correctional Center:
"It is quite sad, that the only way in which Congressman Hare can create jobs is
by
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REP. BOLAND WELCOMES FEDERAL INVOLVEMENT WITH THOMSON PRISON
State Representative Mike Boland, a Democratic candidate for Lt. Governor,
praised Governor Pat Quinn's efforts to get the federal government to use the
Thomson prison.
"The jobs created by a more full use of Thomson prison are welcome to the
communities surrounding Thomson," Boland
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More Headlines
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GIS DAY TO BE HELD AT PUBLIC LIBRARY NOV. 18
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PROFT: DO NOT BRING GITMO PRISONERS TO ILLINOIS
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REP. JOHNSON SLAMS OBAMA PLAN TO IMPORT TERRORISTS
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DECATUR POLICE STEPPING UP SEAT BELT ENFORCEMENT THIS MONTH
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AMERICAN LEGION RAISING FUNDS FOR RECOVERING HEROES
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ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL OFFERS H1N1 VACCINATION CLINIC TO THE PUBLIC
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POLICE ASK FOR CITIZENS' HELP IN SOLVING CRIMESTOPPERS' 'CRIME OF THE WEEK'
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HEARING ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT COMPLAINT TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED
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SCHOCK RESPONDS TO LATEST UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS
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AMEREN REDUCES STAFF BY 300 EMPLOYEES
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CONGRESSMAN HARE ISSUES STATEMENT ON OCTOBER JOBS LOSS
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CITY SEEKS INPUT ON 5 YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN
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MACON COUNTY TOURISM TOPS $100 MILLION IN 2008
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FIRST H1-N1 RELATED DEATH REPORTED IN MACON COUNTY
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CITY COUNCIL GIVEN UPDATE ON FARM PROGRESS SHOW
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ADM REPORTS EARNINGS FOR QUARTER ENDING SEPT. 30
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SECOND WETTEST OCTOBER FOR ILLINOIS ON RECORD
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COMIC GALLAGHER CANCELS CIVIC CENTER PERFORMANCE
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8TH ANNUAL WSOY COMMUNITY FOOD DRIVE WINNER DETAILS TO BE ANNOUNCED
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HEARTLAND HEROES NOMINATIONS BEING ACCEPTED
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CONSERVATION DISTRICT GETTING READY FOR WINTER
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MOUNT ZION SHOW CHOIRS TO HOST ANNUAL FALL SHOW AT LINCOLN THEATRE
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MARK CHEVIRON NAMED OUTSTANDING CITIZEN OF THE YEAR BY FBI ACADEMY ASSOCIATES
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HALLOWEEN DUI ENFORCEMENT ANNOUNCED BY STATE'S ATTORNEY
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CITY OF DECATUR NOW ON FACEBOOK
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REGULAR YARD WASTE COLLECTION NOW AVAILABLE
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FINAL AUTOPSY REPORT ON TREVOR SNODGRASS RELEASED
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NEW NEWS DIRECTOR FOR WAND-TV
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO HOLD MORE H1N1 VACCINATION CLINICS
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PICKETS IN FRONT OF HUSTON PATTERSON IN DECATUR
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COUNTY TREASURER ACCEPTING DELINQUENT TAX PAYMENTS
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CITY CENTRE DECATUR TO MERGE WITH CHAMBER SMALL BUSINESS EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
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MACON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO HOLD H1N1 VACCINATION CLINICS
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LIQUOR HEARINGS FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES SCHEDULED
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WARRENSBURG POLICE OFFICER ARRESTED BY DECATUR POLICE ON PREDATORY CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGES
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT PROVIDES AVAILABLE TIMES FOR SHOTS
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POLICE REPORT 11 DUI ARRESTS OVER THE WEEKEND
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO REDUCE STD CLINIC HOURS
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REAL MEN WEAR PINK BREAKFAST TO FEATURE PATSY CLAIRMONT
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DECATUR'S WATER AND SEWER RATES AMONG LOWEST IN ILLINOIS
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FIRST POSITIVE CASE OF WEST NILE VIRUS IN A BIRD CONFIRMED IN MACON COUNTY
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ROTARY CLUB OF DECATUR #180 HAS YOUTH GRANTS AVAILABLE
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LOCAL BANK ISSUES POSSIBLE FRAUD SCHEME ALERT
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SEWER BACKUP ASSISTANCE NOW AVAILABLE FROM CITY
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