Month: May 2023

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Latest state budget forecast puts brakes on previously predicted surplus

By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The state’s Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability has decreased its current-year budget forecast by $728 million, erasing much of a once-predicted surplus that had led Gov. JB Pritzker to float the idea of tax cuts earlier this spring. While the commission’s $51.2 million estimate is now […]

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Letter to the Editor: Support for SAFE-T Act

Dear Editor, I am writing to express my strong support for the Illinois Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today (SAFE-T) Act. The bill seeks to eliminate cash bail and implement several other reforms to our criminal justice system. This includes provisions that will improve access to pre-trial services such as mental health […]

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Mills wins two events at Mt. Zion

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour eighth-grader Taylor Mills was a two-event winner on Saturday (April 29) in the 13-school Mount Zion junior high girls’ track and field invitational. Mills was the dominant runner in both the 800- and 1,600-meter races, establishing personal-best times in each. She was timed at 2 minutes, […]