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More than half of Illinois' police and fire pension funds are underfunded, Wirepoints reports

By Amanda Smith-Teutsch | 5 years ago

Financial decay is happening at all levels of Illinois state government, according to the president of state news aggregation and research site Wirepoints.

Closure of Hennepin coal plant results in loss of 60 jobs in Putnam County

By Amanda Smith-Teutsch | Sep 14, 2019

A deal to close several coal-fired power plants in Illinois, including the Hennepin power plant, has resulted in the loss of dozens of jobs in Putnam County, according to state Rep. Lance Yednock (D-Ottawa).