Illinois quick hits: Group criticizes elections board vote; charges filed in Clark County crash
Group criticizes elections board vote
A government integrity and accountability group says Democratic members of the Illinois State Board of Elections rescued state Senate President Don Harmon from having to pay a nearly $10 million penalty for alleged campaign finance violations.
Last week, the board deadlocked along partisan lines on whether to grant Harmon’s appeal.
The fine had been recommended by ISBE staff and upheld by an independent hearing officer.
Reform for Illinois said Harmon ignored warnings from elections board staff and continued to take in donations above what they said was the legal limit.
Charges filed in Clark County crash
A driver has been charged in connection with a crash that killed a Charleston couple and injured two other people in Clark County Friday evening.
Edwin O. Pacheco-Meza, 34, of Indianapolis is charged with aggravated DUI and reckless homicide in connection with the head-on collision that killed Coles County Board member Mike Clayton and his wife Gail Clayton.
State Rep. Adam Niemerg, R-Dieterich, posted statements on social media saying the driver who hit Clayton and his wife was in the U.S. illegally.
Rockford factory to reopen with tax incentives
A Rockford factory is slated to reopen with help from Illinois tax incentives.
Rockford Brake Manufacturing announced plans to reopen a brake component factory that closed last February.
As part of the state’s incentive package, the company received a tax credit for startups and committed to creating 150 full-time jobs.
Partly Sunny
Latest News Stories
Illinois bill sparks debate over police privacy vs. public access
Signature process begins to ban large data centers in Ohio
U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear veteran’s benefits challenge
Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Illinois public transport gun ban
Illinois Quick Hits: Report says Pekin Bowling Center ‘taxed out of business’
Tiffany vows to end subsidies for data centers in Wisconsin
Firefighter age bill stalled despite union backing
Casey Adopts Business District Redevelopment Program Alongside Local Grant Initiatives
Tri-Valley Outlasts Casey-Westfield 11-9 in High-Scoring Tournament Clash
Clark County Sheriff’s Office Issues Warning Over Fake Parking Violation Text Scam
Lawmaker criticizes surplus spending bill
Calumet Christian Uses Late Surge to Defeat Casey-Westfield 5-3
