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6 hrs ago | WTHI-TV Terre Haute

Local surge for storm shelters

Storm shelter vendor Jim Allen will not mislead you into thinking the product he peddles is cheap, but spend 10 minutes with the longtime contractor known and respected all around east-central Illinois and he just might convince you the safety amenity could well be the wisest investment since the purchase of your home.

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Related Topix: Home Listing, Home, Hume, IL

Thu May 23, 2013

JD Supra

Public Access Counselor Holds That Straw Poll Violates The Open Meetings Act

Recently, the Illinois Public Access Counselor rendered a binding opinion, holding that a committee violated the Open Meetings Act when it chose to recommend an individual to fill a vacancy on the committee and made that decision by straw vote.

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Wed May 15, 2013

IllinoisHomepage.net

AG says board broke open meeting rule

An Edgar County board is in hot water after breaking an open meeting's rule. The Attorney General says members used a secret ballot to select an advisory board member.

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Thu May 09, 2013

The News-Gazette

Agency seeks more time to respond to records request

The Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department is asking an Iroquois County judge to allow more time to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request that it originally denied, prompting the requestor to file a lawsuit against the agency.

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Related Topix: Iroquois County, IL, Iroquois, IL, Kansas, IL, Paris, IL

Wed Apr 24, 2013

The News-Gazette

Child-support bill approved

A measure that would allow an Edgar County man to stop paying child support for a teenager who isn't his was approved 52-0 by the Illinois Senate.

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Related Topix: Mahomet, IL, Paris, IL