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Illinois State Rifle Association warns against UN threat

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

Illinois State Rifle Association Executive Director Richard A. Pearson is imploring all his members to be aware.

Quincy FD responds to 186 fires in 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 30, 2018

Quincy Fire Department responded to 719 calls in 2017 - 6.8 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

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Liberty Justice Center attorney says practical, ideological reasons led to SCOTUS decision on union fees

By Robert Hadley | 6 years ago

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling this weak overturning a decades-old decision allowing unions to charge non-members for lobbying seems to belong a world away, ideologically, from the one in 1977 that said such fees were constitutional.

Payson-Fall Creek FPD responds to 11 fires in 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 29, 2018

Payson-Fall Creek Fire Protection District responded to 12 calls in 2017 - 20 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

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Janus ruling changes union enrollment process

By Kyla Asbury | 6 years ago

A recent Supreme Court ruling reverses the way public employees now join unions.

Mendon VFD responds to 24 fires in 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 28, 2018

Mendon Volunteer Fire Department responded to 28 calls in 2017 - 86.7 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

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St. Louis-Metro East has top ‘underwater’ mortgage rate among Illinois’ largest MSAs

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Among Illinois’ most populous urban centers, the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Metro East, posted the highest percentage of mortgages that owe at least 25 percent more on their loans than their property is worth, according to a home equity analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions.

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Supreme Court's ruling means public sector employees now must opt into unions

By Kyla Asbury | 6 years ago

After the landmark decision in Janus v. AFSCME today, public sector employees no longer are required to opt out of unions they don't wish to participate in, but now must opt-in to become members.

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Before Janus v. AFSCME, there was Harris v. Quinn fighting for 1st Amendment rights

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

Pamela Harris said June 27 was a day to celebrate economic liberty and the restoration of the First Amendment rights to millions of workers and their families.

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Founder of Liberty Justice Center Hughes lauds Supreme Court's union decision

By Kyla Asbury | 6 years ago

The attorney for Mark Janus said a recent U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Janus vs. ASCME case is a giant win for constitutional freedoms and public sector employees nationwide.

Liberty FPD responds to 17 fires in 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 27, 2018

Liberty Fire Protection District responded to 18 calls in 2017 - 157.1 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

Central Adams Cty FPD responds to 18 fires in 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 26, 2018

Central Adams Cty Fire Protection District responded to 20 calls in 2017 - 25 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

Camp Point FPD responds to 30 fires in 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 25, 2018

Camp Point Fire Protection District responded to 39 calls in 2017 - 62.5 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

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People in prime working age are fleeing Illinois, think tank reports

By Karen Kidd | 6 years ago

Not only is Illinois' overall population in deep decline, the number of people in prime working age also is going down in the state, a Chicago-based Conservative think tank said in a recent report.

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Private colleges in Illinois report 4.5 percent of borrowers defaulted on student loans

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Three colleges in Chicago had the highest default rates among private colleges in Illinois for borrowers who started repaying student loans in 2014 and defaulted on those loans by the end of 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis.

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Analysis: 28 percent of mortgages in Piatt County considered ‘equity-rich’

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Among Illinois counties, Piatt, Moultrie and Monroe had the highest percentage of property owners with mortgages who have at least 50 percent equity in their homes, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.

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Analysis: 40 percent of mortgages in Boone County considered ‘underwater’

By LGIS News Service | 6 years ago

Among Illinois counties, Boone, Montgomery and Bond had the highest percentage of property owners with mortgages who owe at least 25 percent more on their loans than their property is worth, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.

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Is bankruptcy the only way Illinois can overcome 'unsustainable fiscal policy'? Economist thinks so

By Doug McMurdo | 6 years ago

A former economics professor who is an adviser to the Heartland Institute believes the best way to overcome Illinois’ unsustainable debt is to do what no state has done since the 1930s: declare bankruptcy.

1 Illinois offender paroled in zip code 62305 in 1st quarter of 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 16, 2018

One offender released on parole during the first quarter lives near Illinois zip code 62305, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Quincy Reporter.

15 Illinois offenders paroled in zip code 62301 in 1st quarter of 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 15, 2018

Fifteen offenders released on parole during the first quarter live near Illinois zip code 62301, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Quincy Reporter.