Northwest Herald | Social service agencies need state budget numbers

Social Services are closing.

The budget hastily approved Wednesday evening restores funding for social service agencies to 86 percent of last fiscal year

McHenry County Youth Service Bureau has laid off staff and shut down a program for delinquent children, Executive Director Sue Krause said. A second one that she intended to shut down is operating at six hours a week, thanks to current and former employees volunteering to run it without pay.

300 Pioneer Center clients who will lose his job unless state funding is restored

Northwest Herald | Social service agencies need state budget numbers

Genoa starts push for Amtrak service :: The Courier News :: Local News

Here are some of the facts from others involved in the train issue.

Geneo City Administrator Joe Misurelli said: “ An independent Amtrak study showed that the DeKalb County route is the best route,"

Misurelli added that while Belvidere officials say it would cost $60 million for the Amtrak line to run through Belvidere, the Amtrak study states it would cost $32 million for the line to run through Genoa.

"With the state in the shape that it's in, why spend $30 million more?" Misurelli questioned.

 

Click on the following to read the rest of the story:  Genoa starts push for Amtrak service :: The Courier News :: Local News

Record Drop in State Tax Revenues, Study Finds - NYTimes.com

That will force states — many of which are already raising taxes or fees, resorting to layoffs or furloughing employees — to come up with more ways to raise or save money

Record Drop in State Tax Revenues, Study Finds - NYTimes.com

Unemployment tops 10 percent in 15 states in June - Yahoo! News

14 states where unemployment topped 10 percent last month were: Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Tennessee

Unemployment tops 10 percent in 15 states in June - Yahoo! News

Automakers seek battery ties as cars go electric | Green Business | Reuters

 

Auto executives say that with fewer moving parts, easy-to-assemble electric cars may also lower the bar for entry into the cut-throat autos industry and make battery manufacturers the unlikely competitors for car giants

bad news for automakers whose expertise lies in the complex task of fitting together thousands of components into a safe and reliable vehicle

Some see the shift to electric cars turning the auto industry into something resembling the PC sector, where Intel Corp and Microsoft Corp, which supply key devices across PC brands, take the lion's share of the industry profit

Automakers seek battery ties as cars go electric | Green Business | Reuters

Democrats Cut Labor Provision Unions Sought - NYTimes.com

Signed card provision weakened—elections would have to be held within five or 10 days after 30 percent of workers signed cards favoring having a union

“Our goals,” the official said, “have always been letting employees have a real choice, having real penalties against employers who break the law in fighting unions, and having some form of binding arbitration to prevent employers from dragging their feet forever to prevent reaching a contract.”

Democrats Cut Labor Provision Unions Sought - NYTimes.com

State of Illinois Capital Plan—Who gets what.

 

The above appear in July 17, 2009 Rockford Register Star, page 4B.

Boone County sues to crimp gang activity - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star

 

Courier to use the Illinois Street Gang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act

Courier’s office is also looking for the gang to pay more than $50,000 in damages to be paid to offset law enforcement costs of fighting gangs.

Once you serve them with the civil complaint, they have 30 days to respond,” Courier said. “If they don’t respond within 30 days, I could notice up a motion for default and have an order entered against them to allow me to get all of the items I’m seeking. If they do respond, I’ll notice up the case for status. If they do contest, they may request civil discovery and ultimately, the case will be set for trial."

Boone County sues to crimp gang activity - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star

Belvidere/Boone County BLOG

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