OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE

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3 From The Editor's Desk 5 Helping Communities Help Themselves: The State Treasurer's Linked Deposit Program 7 IRS Section 89 — What It Means For Local Government 9 Rural Bond Bank: Good News For Local Governments 10 IMTA Installs And Certifies New Treasurers 11 76th Annual Conference 16 Capital Improvement Planning And Budgeting 17 Recent Litigation 23 Statement Of Ownership, Management And Circulation 24 Good Management Practices Can Protect Groundwater From Nitrate Contamination On Nation's Golf Courses 25 Local Accident Reference System — A Method To The Madness Of Accident Record Keeping 26 Addison Community Television Wins National Programming Award 26 Municipal Calendar 26 IMTA President Appoints Treasurers To Committees 27 Municipal Exchange