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1905 Brewing Company Assumption

Business & Lifestyle

Fire destroys Assumption brewery early Thursday

ASSUMPTION (Heartland Newsfeed) -- A local brewery in northeastern Christian County was destroyed in a fire during the early morning hours on Thursday, Feb. 28 and according to the owners of the business, its future is currently unknown. The 1905 Brewing Company, located on the 300 block of S. Chestnut St. in Assumption, was reported as ablaze around 4:30 a.m. Assumption Fire Department chief Herb Palmer reported that their department, with mutual aid from Pana and Moweaqua, were on site fighting […]

todayMarch 2, 2019 49

service america

Business & Lifestyle

Home warranty provider Service America shutting down after 43 years

In business, some companies are so old that they seem invincible. Sears, Kodak, Toys R’ Us – their former dominance made their inevitable fall unthinkable. And yet, as of 2019, all three companies have fallen. Taken down by market forces, they are no longer a part of the consumer landscape. In 2018, the home warranty industry lost one of its own in the same fashion. After 43 years in business, Service America, a company serving many Illinois based customers, has […]

todayMarch 2, 2019 42

Activision EA

Business & Lifestyle

Activision’s Kotick, EA’s Wilson appear on “most overpaid CEO” list

OAKLAND, Calif. (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Two notable companies in the gaming industry are included in a report citing their chief executives are overpaid, according to non-profit advocacy group As You Sow. These findings were recently published in their newest edition of their "most overpaid CEOs" report. Included in the report were Activision CEO Bobby Kotick and Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson, a report which claims to promote corporate responsibility. The not-for-profit organization bases their findings from estimated annual earnings, taking into […]

todayFebruary 24, 2019 51

Chicagoland Region

Skillicorn open to run for higher office in 2020

EAST DUNDEE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- There has been much speculation as to who may be running in the 14th Congressional District of the Illinois delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2020 cycle. Among the speculation is state Rep. Allen Skillicorn. The East Dundee-based Republican said in a statement Tuesday that if it takes him running for another positions for Illinois families to have a voice, so be it. Randy Hultgren was the previous Republican to hold the […]

todayFebruary 19, 2019 89

Capital Area Region

Halbrook calls out Pritzker pay hikes for government employees

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker's varied actions from the $15 minimum wage to hiking salaries for senior members of his staff with a 15 percent raise to doubling the salaries of his top 20 staffers among his first acts as the state's top official amounts nothing more than a slap in the face of the state's taxpayers. It has provoked much ire among taxpayers, Libertarians and Republicans, and among them is State Rep. Brad Halbrook. “It just […]

todayFebruary 18, 2019 48

WWE Elimination Chamber

Sports

Live blog: WWE Elimination Chamber

HOUSTON (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The road to WrestleMania is well ablaze as they make their second to last pay-per-view stop in tonight's Elimination Chamber event live from the Toyota Center in Houston, Tex. In the pre-show, WWE Cruiserweight Champion Buddy Murphy retained his championship in a match against Akira Tozawa. The pre-show panel comprised of "The Coach" Jonathan Coachman, Sam Roberts and WWE Hall of Famers Beth Phoenix and Booker T. A breakdown of the entire pre-show broadcast is courtesy […]

todayFebruary 17, 2019 79

Comedy Central Crank Yankers David Spade

Entertainment

Comedy Central to revive ‘Crank Yankers’, add David Spade late-night show

NEW YORK (Heartland Newsfeed) -- As an attempt to change their current programming, Comedy Central noted two changes during their stop on the Television Critics Association winter press tour Monday. Among these changes involves the revival of a Comedy Central classic Crank Yankers and the addition to a late-night show hosted by comedian and actor David Spade. Yes -- the prank call show co-created by Adam Carolla and Jimmy Kimmel, which ran from June 2002 until March 2005 on Comedy Central […]

todayFebruary 12, 2019 66

AMC

Entertainment

AMC ends ‘Badlands’, ‘The Son’

NEW YORK (Heartland Newsfeed) -- In an announcement made Saturday during the winter press tour for the Television Critics Association, AMC Television announced that two of their dramas, "Into The Badlands" and "The Son", will be coming to an end on the cable network. "Into The Badlands" will end their three-season run when the martial arts drama returns March 24 following "The Walking Dead" at 10 p.m. Eastern. The show will resume with its second episode airing March 25 and […]

todayFebruary 9, 2019 58

Chris Miller

Capital Area Region

Miller: $15 minimum wage would be a mistake

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Freshman state Rep. Chris Miller is curious as to how many of his colleagues in the Illinois House of Representatives have a basic grasp on business, moreorless the basic tenets of economics. “I sometimes wonder if they know the whole concept of being in business is to make a profit for yourself,” Miller said. “On top of that, independent business owners take on the burden of going into business for themselves because they don’t want someone […]

todayFebruary 9, 2019 128

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