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Posted by First Reading 2 years ago.
The village of Chatham is working to become compliant with the National Incident Management System.
The program was developed by the federal government to help national, state and local agencies cohesively respond to large-scale emergencies.
Police Chief ...
Posted by First Reading 2 years ago.
A retired battalion chief with the Springfield Fire Department told aldermen Tuesday night that the city’s budget, which calls for furlough days, will cost lives.
“I believe the budget you’re about to vote on will in fact compromise the ability of f...
Posted by First Reading 2 years ago.
Representatives from the Chatham Area Chamber of Commerce and Chatham Jaycees have volunteered to help raise money to repair the deteriorating tennis courts in Chatham Community Park.
The village board put out a call for volunteers last month after learni...
Posted by First Reading 2 years ago.
A now-retired engineer in public works received the largest paycheck from the city of Springfield in 2009, according to a list from the city.
City officials today posted a list of employees and the amount of money each earned during calendar year 2009 on ...
Posted by First Reading 2 years ago.
The Rochester Village Board is holding a special meeting tonight to award a contract for the Black Branch Creek sanitary sewer replacement project.
The upgrade is the first phase in a roughly $1.5 million project to improve sewer capacity on the villageâ€...
Posted by First Reading 2 years ago.
Chatham Village Clerk Pat Schad told trustees Tuesday that he is keeping a list of the Freedom of Information Act requests the village has received since the new FOIA law took effect Jan. 1.
Schad, the village’s FOIA officer, said he’s also ke...
Posted by First Reading 2 years ago.
“If you are a taxpayer of the city of Springfield, Illinois your closest fire station may soon be closing,” warns a new blog called “Save Your FireHouse Springfield.”
An e-mail circulating around the city urges residents to call th...
Posted by First Reading 2 years ago.
Village President Tom Gray thanks outgoing planning commissioner Patty Boyce during Tuesday’s village board meeting.
The Chatham Village Board took time out of its meeting Tuesday night to honor Patty Boyce, who is stepping down from the village pla...
Posted by First Reading 2 years ago.
Ward 8 Ald. Kris Theilen hit the air waves this morning, pleading for people to help him save the west library branch.
Theilen spoke with Bob Murray on1240 WTAX this morning, giving his take on the mayor’s proposed spending plan.
Theilen said he’s r...
Posted by First Reading 2 years ago.
Questionnaires for the 2010 Census are scheduled to arrive in mailboxes by mid-March, and area villages are doing their part to boost participation among residents.
Auburn, Chatham, Rochester and Williamsville are among municipalities with plugs for the ...
Posted by First Reading 2 years ago.
City Water, Light and Power released a breakdown of potential layoffs by union today.Aldermen were told Monday night that the utility will lay off 54 employees if unions representing city workers don’t agree to take 12 furlough days and smaller pay incr...
Posted by First Reading 2 years ago.
Springfield aldermen are set to meet tonight for the second of three budget hearings this week to review Mayor Tim Davlin’s proposed spending plan for the fiscal year that begins March 1.
Tonight’s topics: The corporate budget, which includes everythi...
Posted by First Reading 2 years ago.
Apparently, Springfield city officials need a refresher course on how to send — and not send — e-mails.
For the second time in about six months, a city official has accidentally sent an e-mail talking smack about a reporter to the actual repor...
Posted by First Reading 2 years ago.
Chatham will begin better enforcing rules that prevent mourners from putting items on the ground of grave sites on unauthorized dates.
“The past two years, we’ve seen a trend of people putting benches placed down there and solar lights and thi...
Posted by First Reading 2 years ago.
Mayor Tim Davlin won’t be at tonight’s Downtown Springfield, Inc. to give his annual “State of Downtown” address.
Instead, he’s in Washington, D.C. to meet with President Barack Obama.
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Posted by First Reading 2 years ago.
Chatham’s public works committee plans to examine a complaint brought up during last week’s village board meeting.
Lynn Pulley of Ramblewood Drive told trustees his neighbors discharge their sump pump into the street, causing headaches for sur...
Posted by First Reading 2 years ago.
Springfield Mayor Tim Davlin is scheduled to give the “State of  Downtown” address Wednesday night during Downtown Springfield, Inc.’s annual awards dinner.
The event will be at the downtown Hilton.
For more details, download an invita...
Posted by First Reading 2 years ago.
Let the budget talks begin.
Springfield aldermen on Tuesday will begin debating the mayor’s proposed fiscal year 2011 spending plan, which totals $105 million and doesn’t include a tax increase.
But the budget, which is effective March 1, does...
Posted by First Reading 2 years ago.
The city of Springfield will be closed on Monday in observance of the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Posted by First Reading 2 years ago.
Government employee layoffs are imminent in another town up the road.
Five employees who work for the town of Normal will lose their jobs on April 1, The Pantagraph is reporting.
Read about it here.
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