If Private Sector Is Hiring, Why Is Jobs Market So Bad? -

 

as fast as the private sector is creating jobs, the government is shedding them. And the cuts are far from over.

Despite all the gloom and doom about the US economy, the private sector actually created 620,000 jobs over the past seven months, far faster than in the previous two recessions.

Between 2009-2011, these governments are expected to slash 8.6 percent of their workers, according to a July outlook by three government associations.

"It's very likely they're going to continue to shed jobs well in 2011

Click on the following for more details:  If Private Sector Is Hiring, Why Is Jobs Market So Bad? - Yahoo! Finance

McLean County board to consider wind farm plan

BLOOMINGTON -- Officials in McLean County are considering a plan that could bring a more than 200-turbine wind farm to central Illinois

Click on the following for more details:  McLean County board to consider wind farm plan - Springfield, IL - The State Journal-Register

Comptroller candidates call for searchable online database of state employee salaries

Miller, the Democratic candidate for state comptroller, has his way, you'll soon be able to easily access an online database for salaries of all state employees and elected officials through the Illinois comptroller's Web site.
Miller's opponent in the November election, Republican Judy Baar Topinka, has also advocated for making these taxpayer-funded salaries more transparent,

Comptroller candidates call for searchable online database of state employee salaries - chicagotribune.com

Searches for Real Estate Transactions and Building Permits

Just found this search tool available at the Rockford Register Star.

The Rockford Register Star collects the area's most complete set of building permits and real estate transactions for Winnebago, Boone and Ogle counties in Illinois. You can search back to Jan. 1, 2005, to find out how much your neighbor's house sold for, what vacant land in Loves Park is worth or who bought a high-profile business.
The Register Star gives you the most up-to-date records available. Because many municipalities release transactions and permits days or even weeks after they occurred, some lag time will be reflected in the database.

Real Estate

Search real estate transactions
Use any combination of the boxes below to narrow down your search. You can also just click submit to get all records in our database.

Address:

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Price: All Ranges 0-24,999 25,000 - 49,999 50,000 - 99,0000 100,000 - 149,999 150,000 - 199,999 200,000 - 299,999 300,000-399,999 400,000 and up

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Date Range: 7 Days 30 Days 6 Months 1 Year All Records

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Building Permits

Search building permit transactions
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Valuation: All Ranges 0-999 1000 - 1999 2000-2999 10000-24999 25000 and up

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Date Range: 7 Days 30 Days 6 Months 1 Year All Records

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