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Census Bureau recruiting workers

Published by admin on Tue, 06/11/2019 - 5:11pm

Across the country an estimated 500,000 temporary workers will be hired by the U.S. Census Bureau as the agency gears up for the 2020 Census. Hundreds of workers will be hired for local count.
The village of Coal City is working with Carbon Hill and Diamond, and a host of local agencies and organizations, to get the word out about the upcoming Census and the need for local workers to complete tasks like in-field address canvassing, to clerks and operations, and field supervisors.

A three-year deal

Published by admin on Tue, 06/11/2019 - 5:10pm

The Unit 1 Board of Education and six boards from other taxing districts have agreed to a three-year extension of a property tax agreement with Exelon.
The equalized assessed value (EAV) of the company’s Dresden Nuclear Generating Station will remain unchanged at $490 million for at least the next three years.

Death of Verona woman ruled a homicide

Published by admin on Mon, 06/10/2019 - 10:15am

The death of a Verona woman found inside her burning home has been ruled a homicide.
Grundy County Sheriff Ken Briley in correlation with Grundy County Coroner John Callahan announced Monday that Elizabeth Ann Link, 39, died as the result of an undetermined inflicted trauma.

Business park owner seeks zoning approvals

Published by admin on Tue, 06/04/2019 - 7:52pm

A developer who has already taken on multiple projects in Braidwood has his eye on a business park on the edge of town. But movement at the site will have to wait until the city gets some paperwork — and a new zoning board — in order. On May 28, Mike Guinta approached the members of the City Council during the public comment portion of its regular meeting. Guinta, who owns the business property at Division and Route 53 near Exelon’s Braidwood Station, is looking to bring businesses into the partially developed business park.

Fallow fields may be farmers’ fate

Published by admin on Tue, 06/04/2019 - 7:50pm

Florence Township farmer Bill Long watched the Weather Channel early this week. The 14-day outlook showed at least a 40 percent chance of rain for every day but two.
“It’s disheartening, every day when you look at [the weather report],” he said.
Long and his brother John work about 1,200 acres. They usually put in about half corn and half soybeans. So far this year, they’ve planted nothing, because the fields are too wet, and every time they get close to drying, it rains again.

City looks to make cuts to ease deficit

Published by admin on Tue, 06/04/2019 - 7:49pm

The city of Braidwood is working to tighten the purse strings.
On May 28, city officials told members of the City Council that they’ve been pouring over city financial records, looking for a way to trim budgets, cut costs, and hopefully chip away at the budget deficit.
The exact state of the city’s finances at present is not quite known, but the city ended the 2018 fiscal year with a $2 million deficit in the general fund. The general fund is the main operating fund for the city, and includes budgets for the police department and the administration.

Bids for Peotone Road soon

Published by admin on Tue, 06/04/2019 - 7:47pm

It may be an optimistic goal, but city administrator Joie Ziller says the city’s consultants on the Route 53 at Peotone Road intersection improvement project hope to be able to go to bid by the end of the month.

No interest, and usually, no penalty

Published by admin on Tue, 06/04/2019 - 7:45pm

“What about the interest?” A female voice spoke out during the public comment period at the May 21 City Council meeting, and didn’t receive a response.

Bubba takes a liking to teachers

Published by admin on Tue, 06/04/2019 - 7:42pm

Students learn the power of giving

Published by admin on Tue, 06/04/2019 - 7:12pm

This may sound crazy but 18 Coal City teenagers were given $5,000 as a group and told to spend it wisely. What they did was award it to six community groups they thought needed it most.
It was a pretty powerful lesson, one that let them experience philanthropy and why it matters.
The Community Foundation of Grundy County orchestrates the Youth Philanthropy program. It started five years ago with a group of students from Seneca Township High School. The idea behind the program was to instill in young people the importance of giving.