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7:44 am
Wed April 11, 2012

Illinois' Township Governments Make Their Case

 

The performance of township governments in Illinois was on display Tuesday night.

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Government
5:18 am
Fri April 6, 2012

State Audit Finds Problems with FOID Program

Illinois' Firearm Owners Identification program has a heap of problems. That's according to an audit released this week. The state Auditor General says some of those problems put public safety at risk. The report says too often state police don't know when they grant FOID cards if the applicant has a disqualifying mental health condition. The audit also found 70% of revoked registration cards never get back to police. The Illinois State Police says the number of requests for FOID cards has steadily increased over the past few years, but its resources are limited.

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Government
2:49 pm
Thu March 29, 2012

Nine of Illinois' regional superintendent offices could be eliminated

 

It looks like Illinois will keep most of its regional offices of education. A commission charged with reviewing the need for the offices and the position of Regional Superintendent released its recommendation today: it proposed cutting the number of offices from 44 to 35. 

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