$98 million project is a part of $1.1 billion awarded in January by the Obama Administration to improve passenger rail service between Chicago and St. Louis. The improvements are expected to allow trains to operate at up to 110 mph. At that speed, up from 79 mph currently, travel time between the cities would be cut by about 90 minutes, to under four hours.
Michael St. Angel will succeed John Elder, who is retiring July 31 but will continue to offer his services to the township on a part-time basis.
St. Angel, a resident of Rockford, is a graduate of Rockford College, an Illinois certified residential real-estate appraiser, Illinois commissioned notary of public, member of the Illinois Coalition of Appraisal Professionals and Rockford Area Realtors.
Belvidere Township appraiser appointed - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star
ROCKFORD (WREX) - A homemade bomb was set off by someone inside the Woodman's grocery store.
The small explosion was set off in Aisle 10 of the store around midnight.
Rockford Police say the device is known as a "MacGyver Bomb", a homemade explosive device made with liquid materials and metal.
No one was hurt and no arrests have been made. A suspect was captured on a store surveillance camera walking into the store with a bottle in his hand and then leaving the store without a bottle. The camera in Aisle 10 was facing the other direction and did not capture the actual explosion.
Homemade bomb goes off inside Woodman's - WREX.com – Rockford’s News Leader
first concern will confront the city in August, when employees’ biweekly paychecks will be due during the first week of the month. The city will no longer be able to lean on sales tax revenues (which become available after the tenth of the month) to support these payrolls
next major hurdle will confront the city in October, when employees are poised to receive three paychecks instead of two
The biggest problems, however, could play out in November and December.
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