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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.

Altona FPD responds to eight fires in 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 30, 2018

Altona Fire Protection District responded to eight calls in 2017 - 166.7 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

From Prairie State Wire

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.

Abingdon FPD responds to 32 fires in 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 29, 2018

Abingdon Fire Protection District responded to 67 calls in 2017 - 71.8 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

From Prairie State Wire

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.

Oquawka VFD responds to one fire in 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 28, 2018

Oquawka Volunteer Fire Department responded to one call in 2017 - same as the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

From Prairie State Wire

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.

From Prairie State Wire

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.

From Prairie State Wire

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.

From Prairie State Wire

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.

From Kane County Reporter

Allen Skillicorn praises SCOTUS' union ruling

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

State Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) is applauding the Supreme Court decision that absolves non-union workers from being obligated to pay fees that are used for collective bargaining.

Media-stronghurst-Terre Haute responds to six fires in 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 27, 2018

Media-stronghurst-Terre Haute responded to nine calls in 2017 - 18.2 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

Biggsville FPD responds to 12 fires in 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 26, 2018

Biggsville Fire Protection District responded to 13 calls in 2017 - 116.7 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

West Salem Rfpd responds to 25 fires in 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 25, 2018

West Salem Rfpd responded to 25 calls in 2017 - 31.6 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

From Prairie State Wire

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.

From Prairie State Wire

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.

4 Illinois offenders paroled in zip code 61462 in 1st quarter of 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 21, 2018

Four offenders released on parole during the first quarter live near Illinois zip code 61462, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Galesburg Reporter.

Greater Galesburg educator singled out as tops in Illinois

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jun 20, 2018

A Nielson Elementary School educator was among scores of honorees from throughout Illinois who were recognized as tops in their fields – from health to dance to foreign language – during an annual awards luncheon held Tuesday in Normal.