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TAZEWELL COUNTY (HOI) - An audit of the Illinois Housing Authority shows hundreds of thousands of dollars missing from several counties. A group of 10 Central Illinois clerks including Tazewell Countys John Ackerman are expressing concerns with the states financial reporting. The auditor general confirms county governments gave more to the states "Rental Housing Support Program" than the housing authority reported receiving. In McLean and Sangamon Counties, the difference totaled more than $400...

Too many critical areas have been ignored We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss May 13, 2021 — 12.02am Normal text size Credit:Illustration: Andrew Dyson To submit a letter to The Age, email letters@theage.com.au. Please include your home address and telephone number. THE BUDGET Too many critical areas have been ignored This budget has produced the biggest deficit since World War II and the largest national debt ever. But it is a disappointing b...

WGLT McLean County Clerk Kathy Michael, whose office is based in the McLean County Government Center, says it needs to be clear where the fees collected from taxpayers are going, especially if the legislature wants to double a fee paid on deeds and other real estate documents. A group of 10 Central Illinois county clerks says theyre against a proposal to raise a fee that funds housing authority grants because of discrepancies in data reporting and unequal distribution of grants across the state...

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Illinois Senate Republicans and County Clerks ask for transparency in election process SPRINGFIELD, Ill.- Illinois Senate Republicans and county clerks from across the state are pushing legislation creating more transparency in elections. Senate Bill 1326 could require election judges to complete uniform training requirements provided by the State Board of Elections. Sen. Sally Turner (R-Lincoln) said the Illinois State Board of Elections already has election judge t...

State Sen. Sally Turner, R-Beason, says her six terms as Logan County Clerk contributed to her work on legislation that would make changes to how election preparation and procedures are carried out. A Republican state senator from Beason wants to standardize election practices across the state. She says she wants to bring transparency to the election process. Sally Turner said the bill draws from her six terms of experience as Logan County clerk. “Theres nothing more important than casting a ...

(The Center Square) – A group of Illinois county clerks is raising questions regarding funding for a rental housing support program. Fees collected on documents filed through the Recorder of Deeds offices are intended t...

by Kevin Bessler, The Center Square  | May 06, 2021 12:00 PM Print this article A group of Illinois county clerks is raising questions regarding funding for a rental housing support program. Fees collected on documents filed through the Recorder of Deeds offices are intended to go toward grants through the Rental Housing Support Program and distributed throughout the state. But a report from the Illinois Housing Authority found 68% goes to the Chicago area and some down...

As the former Logan County clerk, state Sen. Sally Turner, R-Beason, wants there to be more public trust around elections and counting votes. Turner is introducing legislation to make election processes more transparent and open to the public. Senate Bill 1326, also sponsored by state Sens. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, and Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, would create additional training for election judges, change the voter verification process and create a procedure to audit mail-in ballots. "Its about ad...

Normal, IL, USA / www.cities929.com May 6, 2021 | 11:22 AM State Senator Sally Turner (R-Beason) and Senate Republican Deputy Leader Sue Rezin (R-Morris) today joined with Sangamon County Clerk Don Gray, Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman, Logan County Clerk Theresa Moore, Marshall County Clerk Jill Kenyon and Mason County Clerk Summer Brown to announce legislation that would instill transparency and uniformity to the state’s election process. “The Election Standardization Act is about add...