Government Consolidation

Proponents said consolidating the two small districts would reduce overhead costs, increase financial stability and improve the schools’ academic and athletic opportunities for students.

A former school administrator and a regional superintendent pitched the benefits of a merger to members of both boards this week.

Updated June 29 with ballot approval - The St. Louis County Boundary Commission had approved a proposed merger between Vinita Park and Vinita Terrace. The…

The board of Belleville Township could soon be voting to dissolve itself.Currently an Illinois township can only be dissolved by a referendum of the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 28, 2009 - Illinoisans like government more than they think.We have nearly 7,000 local taxing…