Kane County debating freeze on officials’ pay :: Beacon News :: Local News

Kane County  In 2000, the population of the county was 404,119. The population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau for 2008 is 507,579.^[1]  Its county seat is Geneva, Illinois,^[2] and its largest city is Aurora.

Salaries for Kane County elected officials would be frozen for several years -- in some cases until 2015 -- if an ordinance amendment proposed to the County Board is approved.

Three positions -- sheriff, clerk and treasurer -- would be frozen effective Dec. 1, 2010, through 2013. The sheriff's salary would be fixed at $124,750, the clerk's at $100,000 and the treasurer at $100,000.

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Illinois Department of Insurance Orders American Trade Association, Real Benefits Association, and Others to Cease and Desist Unlawful Insurance Business

 

American Trade Association, Real Benefits Association, Obed Kirkpatrick, Incorp. Services, Inc., Smart Data Solutions, LLC, Bart Posey, Serve America Assurance, Ltd., Beema-Pakistan Company, Ltd., Kathleen Cauthen, and Dave Clark…ordered…to immediately Cease and Desist transacting insurance business in Illinois.

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AMCORE properties making headlines

Crain’s Chicago Business reported that AMCORE filed a $4.5 million foreclosure suit on the Northwest Tower in Bucktown, a neighborhood off the Kennedy Expressway near DePaul University.

According to Crain’s, developer Kryzsztof Karbowski defaulted on the loan in January of 2009. It’s one of at least 65 foreclosure suits in Cook County against Karbowski.

Last week, the Algonquin Courier News reported that Algonquin officials planned to levy fines up to $50,000 against AMCORE for building code violations at an unfinished condo project.

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8th Dist. US House challenger lost condo to foreclosure

 

Walsh admitted losing the condo…..Joe Walsh, the Winnetka Republican running against Democratic incumbent Melissa Bean in the 8th House District, used to own a condominium on the 1400 block of Sherman Avenue near downtown Evanston

"This experience helped me gain a better appreciation for the very real economic anxieties felt by 8th District families, many of whom are just a paycheck or two away from facing similar difficulties," Walsh said in the e-mail.

The 8th District includes parts of Cook, Lake and McHenry counties. Bean, of Barrington, is seeking a fourth term. Green Party candidate Bill Scheurer of Lindenhurst also is running for the seat.

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$108M plan to re-develop Old Cook Co. Hospital OK'd :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Metro & Tri-State

 

county commissioners OK’d a nearly $108 million re-development plan, first reported by the Sun-Times, to convert the shuttered facility into offices for hospital administrators. That staff will move from the old nurses dormitory at 1900 W. Polk, which is slated for demolition

the hospital and its famous Beaux-Arts facade was built in 1914 during the "City Beautiful" movement, when public buildings were intended to re-create the classical grandeur of Europe.

The building was closed in 2002, replaced by Stroger Hospital.

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Boone County looks to fill vacancies on boards - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star

Commissioner of the Housing Authority, one vacancy for a five-year term that would expire January 2015.

Garden Prairie Street Light District, one vacancy for a three-year term that would expire the fourth Saturday in April 2013.
Sanitary District board of trustees, one vacancy for a term that would expire May 1, 2012, and one vacancy for a three-year term that would expire May 1, 2013.

Belvidere Cemetery Association, one vacancy for a six-year term that would expire May 3, 2016.

Fire Protection District No. 1, one vacancy for a three-year term that would expire the first Monday in May 2013.
Fire Protection District No. 2, one vacancy for a three-year term that would expire the first Monday in May 2013.

Fire Protection District No. 3, one vacancy for a term that would expire the first Monday in May 2011 and one vacancy for a three-year term that would expire the first Monday in May 2013.
Fire Protection District No. 5, one vacancy for a three-year term that would expire the first Monday in May 2013

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Postmaster delivers bundle of bad news - washingtonpost.com

 

Postal Service experienced a 13 percent drop in mail volume last fiscal year, more than double any previous decline, and lost $3.8 billion. The projections anticipate steeper drops in mail volume and revenue over the next 10 years. For the first time, the agency is acknowledging that it seems unlikely mail volume will ever return to pre-recession levels.

end to Saturday mail deliveries, longer delivery times for letters and packages, increases in postage-stamp prices that exceed the rate of inflation, and -- possibly -- future layoffs.

wants Congress to reverse a 2006 law requiring the Postal Service to prepay its retiree health benefits, to the tune of $5 billion per year. No other federal agency or Fortune 500 company makes such payments, Potter said.

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