Casino gives pay-off to worthy seniors

The city of Elgin helps out many of its seniors with $200 checks.

The city has had the program in place since late 1996. To qualify for the money, a person had to be 65 or older, live Elgin, have a Senior Citizen Homestead Exemption, and be the owner of a home or mobile home for the 12 months in the year the rebate was issued.

Qualifying homeowners received a $200 check, while qualifying mobile home owners received $35. Since the program’s start, the city has rebated $9,387,015 of its share of casino money with it.

Click on the following for all of the story:  http://couriernews.suntimes.com/10187867-417/swan-song-for-elgins-senior-tax-rebates.html

Romney Taxes

The details are coming out slowly as the actual tax returns themselves have not been released. 

The New York Times has some of the most detailed information thus far.  There is a minute by minute report as details come out.  Click on the following to see the most current releases:  http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/24/inside-the-romney-tax-returns/?hp

Burial problems found at VA cemeteries

VA officials said the problems at seven of its national cemeteries were largely the result of sloppy work during renovations. Headstones and markers were temporarily removed from the ground and reinserted in the wrong places.

Click on the following to read the entire story: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/burial-problems-found-at-va-cemeteries/2012/01/23/gIQAYXLFMQ_story.html?wpisrc=al_national

Newt Gengrich’s contract with Freddie Mac

The short contract is available on line at:  http://www.healthtransformation.net/galleries/default-file/FreddieMacAgreement.pdf

 

What is being requested by many now is on page 2, monthly description of Services performed.

Two Boone County Board Members leaving

Click on the following to read the story:  http://www.belvideredailyrepublican.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7366:smith-resigns-county-board-seat-dini-withdraws-from-primary&catid=106:belvidere&Itemid=508

Tricia Smith’s resignation also reported by Rockford Register Star,  available at: http://www.rrstar.com/blogs/kevinhaas/x847553586/Tricia-Smith-resigns-from-Boone-County-Board

Newt Gingrich’s 1994-1997 Ethics Investigation

Click on the following to read this 800+ page report:  http://ethics.house.gov/sites/ethics.house.gov/files/House%20Report%20105-1_1.pdf

Interactive: Gay marriage laws in the U.S. by state

The changing nature of gay marriage/civil unions is shown for various years by clicking on the following link: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politicsnorthwest/2017315344_interactive.html

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