The attached article was in the News Gazette on 2/7/10.  Please contact an E board member or AFFI Leg. Rep. Chuck Sullivan with any questions.  www.newsgazette.com/news/local/2010/02/07/taxpayers_footing_bill_for_increases_to_citys_pensions

Members of the Local 1260 Honor Guard attended the 2010 Honor Guard Convention in Lombard, IL.  Members here pose with AFFI President and Local 1260 member Pat Devaney and AFFI District 2 Legislative Rep. and Local 1260 member Chuck Sullivan. 

Online registration for the 2010 Crappie Tournament is now open.  For more Crappie info, click on the Crappie Tournament tab on the left.  To get to the registration page quick, click below:

http://www.champaignlocal1260.com/index.cfm?zone=/unionactive/form_page.cfm&formID=2065

Rally Scheduled

United States Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias will be holding a rally in Champaign on Monday, 2/1.  The rally will take place at Clybourne's, 706 S. Sixth St.  Alexi has been endorsed by both the Associated Firefighters of Illinois and the AFL-CIO. 

The crew of Engine 153 made a quick knock on a residential structure fire on Jan. 18 leading to a save by members of the squad.  The fast actions of all crews and the central location of Station 3 helped to save the resident's life.  Had station 3 been moved to the new location proposed by admistration,  first due companies would of been 30-45 seconds later.  Good job shift 1!

8th District VP Tommy Miller has been elected to the IAFF Gen. Sec/Treas. position.  A special thanks to Tommy for all the hard work he has done in the 8th district. 

AFFI President Emeritus Dave Formeman has been endorsed by the Associated Firefighters of Illinois to fill the vacated 8th district seat.  Good luck to both!

More info can be found at www.iaff.org

Please read the below link.  The letter is from IAFF President Harold Schaitberger on the affects of the excise tax on our members.

http://www.iaff.org/10News/011510ExciseTaxUpdate.htm