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Illinois Policy7d
Illinois townships vote to fix pensions, gerrymandering and unfunded mandates
Illinois townships are sounding the alarm on the state’s biggest issues. Eight townships voted in support of state lawmakers ...
Measure threatens to dissolve Illinois’ rural townships, sparking opposition
Opponents say Senate Bill 2217 will be detrimental to rural Illinoisans by dissolving townships that have population sizes ...
Chicago Tribune14d
Editorial: Illinois has too many townships. Pritzker-backed bills to prune them should get action.
Do you know which township you live in? Many people don’t. But Illinois has 1,426 of them, so it’s worth paying attention to what they do. Bob Anderson is. The former McHenry Township trustee ...
wqad28d
Illinois townships could be dissolved with proposed legislation: What impact would it have?
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, Ill. — Numerous bills in Illinois legislature would dissolve townships at varying populations levels. The pieces of legislation include dissolving or consolidating the local ...
Washington Examiner6d
Measure threatens to dissolve Illinois’ rural townships, sparking opposition
(The Center Square) – Opponents say Senate Bill 2217 will be detrimental to rural Illinoisans by dissolving townships that have population sizes less than 5,000. Illinois state Sen. Suzy Glowiak ...
Yahoo14d
Editorial: Illinois has too many townships. Pritzker-backed bills to prune them should get action.
In southern Illinois, 17 counties function smoothly without townships. Evanston residents voted to abolish Evanston Township in 2014, with its responsibilities being passed on to the city of Evanston.