Central District 104 has introduced a tentative tax levy that aims to raise $5,710,921 from property taxes. This represents a 22.7 percent increase of $1.058 million over 2007 when $4,652,888 in property taxes were actually collected (extended).

A less honorable statistic of O’Fallon organized Company “I” of the 117th Regiment, Illinois Infantry Volunteers was the number of desertions. Of the more than 90 men listed on the Adjutant General’s report, eight deserted. Three were O’Fallon residents at the time they enlisted.

Flat sales tax revenues mean more belt tightening in a city that counts on retailers for a big chunk of its annual budget.

With sales tax revenue down about 10 percent from 2007 levels, O'Fallon Finance Director Dean Rich said projects like one to turn an old bank building into a City Hall annex and another to expand the city's new sports complex will have to go into mothballs

Boy Scouts will be picking up food donations to benefit the local food pantry this Saturday morning in O’Fallon and Shiloh.

A listing of local food and gift drives throughout O'Fallon and Shiloh.

O’Fallon leaders reluctantly voted to pass an ordinance banning all but emergency vehicles from using a rear access road to Joseph Arthur Middle School.

Jason Stacy will be presenting a program called “The Poet and the President: Whitman and Lincoln as Allies Across the Political Divide” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20 at the O’Fallon Public Library. Admission to the program is free and light refreshments will be served.

Trustees unanimously approved a tax increment financing district Monday night during a special board meeting.

Police on Tuesday identified the body found along U.S. 50 near Rieder Road between O'Fallon and Lebanon Sunday morning, but the cause of death has not been determined.

The City Council approved a tax incentive package Monday designed to help car dealer Jack Schmitt add a pair of new nameplates while preserving another.

The City of O’Fallon will be hosting its second annual celebration of Geography/GIS Awareness Week from Nov. 17 until Nov. 23 with two events this year. These two events are geared towards geography education and awareness and highlight how Geographic Information Systems (GIS) uses technology to support various management and operational needs of the City of O’Fallon.     

The proposed development of a 51-acre office park to O’Fallon is taking shape with the planned expansion of a tax increment financing (TIF) district.

The City of O’Fallon has raised more than $19,000 during its annual 2008 United Way Campaign.  

Their uniforms may be a little different, but don't be fooled.

The Shiloh Police Department has released statistics showing an increase in property crimes and violent crimes compared to this time last year.