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In the next few days your township will receive the 2024-2025 renewal invoice for MACI. The invoice will either be emailed to you or sent USPS. If received by email it will show up in your inbox from "Rhonda Kallenborn” with the subject shown as; “2024 MACI Annual Renewal Packet and INVOICE” please keep an eye on your inbox. If you receive it by USPS it will come from Allied Benefit Systems. If you receive your packet after July 1, 2024 do not worry, just process it ASAP. If you have any questions please call Steve Barrett at (800) 540-6566 or Rhonda Kallenborn at (312)-261-9257

The Federal Highway Administration has announced the solicitation for FY 2024-2026 Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program. Here are the Grant Basics!

As we officially kick off the start of Summer, 2024 with the adjournment and budget adoption by the Illinois General Assembly this week– lets summarize!

Township Perspective Magazine (missing pages)

FY 2026 Local Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Call for Candidate Projects

Check out this quarter's TOI Newsletter! Featuring information on the Annual Town Meeting, Salary Setting, and a Legislative Update.

On Monday, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) announced it has awarded Property Tax Relief Grants to 32 school districts to alleviate the burden of property taxes on Illinois residents. This initiative, part of the Evidence-Based...

Check out information from IDOL regarding the new Paid Leave for All Workers Act!

IRS issues standard mileage rates for 2024; mileage rate increases to 67 cents a mile, up 1.5 cents from 2023 Beginning on Jan. 1, 2024, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be....

PURPOSE: This class provides training to local agency personnel for their day labor and maintenance activities. It meets requirements established by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. PREREQUISITES: This course is available to local agency highway personnel....

Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II Compliance Assessment and Support Project - Project Announcement and Information Request

Thursday | Nov 2 | 9AM CT Broadband Breakthrough puts your community leadership at the center of your community’s broadband future and supports you with quality data and knowledge and enhances your ability to pursue and select the right broadband partners and technology that will influence your community’s future over the coming decades. This 16-week guided self-help program...

Applying for a federal grant may seem like a daunting task. This in-person session will walk you through the steps of finding federal grants that are a good fit for your organization, registering your agency, reviewing the grant guidance, navigating the application portal, structuring a multi-year budget, and submitting...

IDOR has posted the Fiscal Year 2024 Estimate for Replacement Taxes.

Tomorrow, as required by the Governor’s and General Assembly’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget, the final deposit for FY23 will be made into the Budget Stabilization Fund, and the State of Illinois’ Fiscal Year 2024 budget will deposit an additional $138 million, boosting the fund to over $2 billion, its highest balance...

On January 31, Governor Pritzker announced that the state’s COVID-19 public health emergency ENDS ON MAY 11, 2023! This aligns with the federal government’s decision to end the national public health emergency on the...

Beginning on January 1, 2023, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be: • 65.5 cents per mile driven for business use, up 3 cents from the midyear increase setting the rate for the second half of 2022.

After a life of love and service, the family of Susan M. Beecher-Curtiss has continued her devotion to helping others in Livingston County. At the Board of Health meeting on Monday, December 12th, the Curtiss family presented the Livingston County Health Department with a donation...

Illinois Collaboration on Youth (ICOY) hosted its 2022 Southern Region Child and Youth Provider Legislative Tour today in Mt. Vernon. This event is an opportunity...

The FOIA/OMA Training is live through the Attorney's General Website!

IDOT is offering 4 Training Opportunities!

OVERVIEW: In recent years, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has introduced two new rules impacting agencies employing anyone operating a vehicle requiring a Commercial Driver’s License.

SPRINGFIELD – Due to the continued decrease in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, and increase in available ICU beds, the Illinois indoor mask requirement will end Monday, February 28, 2022, at 12:01 a.m. Since the Governor announced his plan to lift the indoor mask requirement, the number of people in the hospital with COVID-19 has been cut in half and the number of ICU beds available increased by 24%. Illinois’ weekly...

Many elected township officials have contacted TOI recently requesting additional information on the new requirements of the 2022 Economic Interest Statement. The form all elected and appointed officials are required to filed with the county clerk on an annual basis. These new requirements were added by legislation and take effect...

If you work in public service and have student loans, you might be eligible for a loan forgiveness program! Join the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) for a free virtual\Public Service Loan Forgiveness Webinar Recent temporary changes, including a limited waiver, to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) may benefit public sector and non-profit employees. Some of these changes offer benefits available for a limited time, so you don’t want....