We're Getting New Stuff

With the Nursing Home put on the back burner as the Stephenson County Board waits for Upward Care – the firm interested in possibly purchasing Walnut Acres – to complete their due diligence, the Board actually got to attend to other business at their July meeting.

The State of Illinois mandates pay increases for the State’s Attorney, Public Defender and the Sheriff – but the increases carry a reimbursement to the county from the state – so all of the mandated increases were approved.

But in addition to the pay increases, the Board approved the purchase, and or upgrading, of several things that...