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Litchfield Campground Expansion Over Budget as Council Adds $10,033
Article Summary: The Litchfield City Council voted 7-0 on Sept. 3 to authorize a $10,033 change order with Stutz Excavating,…
Montgomery County’s Cress Hill Tower Replacement Estimated at $350,000
Article Summary: National Weather Service engineers were not pleased with the condition of the Cress Hill Tower and estimated a…
Montgomery County’s 127 N. Main Project Could Run $20,000 Over Budget
Article Summary: Chief Probation Officer Banee Ulrici told the Montgomery County Board’s Buildings & Grounds Committee on Aug. 4, 2026,…
Litchfield Approves Three New Vehicles for Public Works and Utilities
Article Summary: The Litchfield City Council unanimously approved three vehicle purchases Sept. 3 — a 2027 Ford Explorer for the…
Montgomery County Seeks Late Entry Into State Nuclear Siting Inquiry
Article Summary: The Montgomery County Board’s Coordinating Committee reviewed a county submission to an Illinois Commerce Commission inquiry seeking communities…
Pattern Energy Defends ‘Do Not Call’ Practice in Email to County Committee
Article Summary: Committee Chair Chad Ruppert shared an email exchange with Diogo Botelho of Pattern on Aug. 3 in which…
Litchfield Approves Demolition of 1425 N. Madison Under IHDA Grant
Article Summary: The Litchfield City Council voted 7-0 on Sept. 3 to approve a demolition agreement for a structure at…
Montgomery County Planning Commission Terms Expired as Far Back as 2021
Article Summary: The Montgomery County Board’s Coordinating Committee on July 30 reviewed former Planning Commission voting members whose terms expired…
Montgomery County Panel Urges Permanent Seal on Eight Closed Sessions
Article Summary: The Montgomery County Board’s Coordinating Committee voted unanimously July 30 to recommend forever sealing the executive session minutes…
Litchfield Approves $14,000 Meter Reading Software Upgrade
Article Summary: The Litchfield City Council voted 7-0 on Sept. 3 to approve a $14,000 quote from Midwest Meter Inc.…
Montgomery County Panel Hears Eight Small Business Grant Pitches, Recommends Awards
Article Summary: The Montgomery County Board’s Development & Personnel Committee heard presentations from eight Small Biz Grant applicants on Aug.…
Montgomery County Panel Backs $5,990 Animal Control Roof Repair
Article Summary: The Montgomery County Board’s Buildings & Grounds Committee voted unanimously on Aug. 4, 2026, to recommend awarding a…