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Crypto hedge fund ponies up for bet that crypto will perform better in markets

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Heartland Newsfeed) -- A North Carolina hedge fund manager is putting forth a huge wager that the crypto market will outperform the S&P 500 by the end of the decade. Morgan Creek, based in Chapel Hill, recently put forth a $1 million wager as an invitation to skeptical investors who believe it will not outperform the Standard & Poors index to put their money where their mouth is, according to a CNBC report. The firm operates the Digital […]

todayDecember 9, 2018 53

Nexstar Tribune Media WGN America

Business & Lifestyle

Sources: Nexstar acquires Tribune Media in $4.1 billion deal

IRVING, Tex./CHICAGO (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Chicago-based Tribune Media Company has reached an agreement Sunday with Irving, Tex.-based Nexstar Media Group Inc. in an acquisition costing roughly $4.1 billion, according to sources knowledgeable of the matter. This deal and merger between the two companies will create the largest regional U.S. TV station operator. Tribune Media owns 45 television stations including flagship station WGN and cable network WGN America, 11 digital assets under the Tribune Entertainment banner and the WGN radio station […]

todayDecember 2, 2018 33

tornadoes Taylorville tornado Illinois

East Central Illinois Region

UPDATE: More than 20 tornadoes touch down in central Illinois Saturday

Continuing coverage TAYLORVILLE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- As daylight arrived on Sunday morning, residents of Taylorville and other impacted communities across central Illinois were getting their first preview of the level of devastation a suspected tornado caused Saturday evening. As previously reported, roughly 30 people in Taylorville suffered injuries with more than 100 homes damaged as a result of the tornado which hit the city around 5 p.m. Saturday. No fatalities have been reported. Officials in Taylorville and Christian County offered […]

todayDecember 2, 2018 57

tornado damage December 1 2018 Taylorville

East Central Illinois Region

Central Illinois communities ravaged by tornadoes Saturday

TAYLORVILLE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Portions of western and central Illinois faced a barrage of tornadic activity Saturday night, following a warm, unusual day to kick off December. Tornadoes that hit the region were as far north as Macomb in McDonough County to as far south as Staunton in Macoupin County. One series of tornadoes in south central Illinois incredibly hard, the first of which touched down near Butler and would touch down four more times in Taylorville, Stonington, near Boody […]

todayDecember 2, 2018 106

Peter Breen Stephanie Kifowit violence politics

Capital Area Region

COMMENTARY: Threats of violence have no place in politics

(Heartland Newsfeed) -- The lame duck session of the Illinois General Assembly got incredibly ugly Wednesday during discussion regarding overriding a bill veto. A bill which would increase the cap on tort lawsuit payouts from its current $100,000 to a cap of $2 million was placed under an amendatory veto by outgoing Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner. During debate in the veto override, in which legitimate financial concerns were made by Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) were later mocked by Rep. Stephanie […]

todayNovember 29, 2018 51

closings closures cancellations

Illinois

Weather closings: November 15, 2018

(Heartland Newsfeed) -- In accordance with the winter weather advisory which began Wednesday night, some parts of the bi-state region of Missouri and Illinois have been dumped with as much as 3 to 4 inches of snow overnight. We have been tracking most of our school closures here. However, there are some closures that do not make this list, hence the additions below. Closure notices can be referred to us via email at [email protected]. (A submission form will be created […]

todayNovember 15, 2018 102

Media

Editorial

EDITORIAL: It’s time to establish a Libertarian media conglomerate

(Heartland Newsfeed) -- 2018 made my fifth election cycle that I've voted in, but I have become incredibly disgusted with the biased coverage by the mainstream media which are either biased to the left or biased to the right. While Libertarian candidates getting more media coverage than in 2014 or 2016, the mainstream media still chooses to paint the candidates in a negative light and even go as far as setting ridiculous requirements for debate inclusion. While some major newspapers […]

todayNovember 11, 2018 112

Roberts murder

Illinois

Couple enters guilty pleas in Jersey County for first-degree murder of child

JERSEYVILLE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- A couple arrested in relation to a death of their son entered guilty pleas for first-degree murder in Jersey County court Wednesday. Ben Goetten, Jersey County State's Attorney, stated that Georgena L. and Michael L. Roberts entered their pleas of guilty in relation to the death of their six-year-old son Liam last November. Goetten and prosecutors revealed that Liam was "starved to death" and upon his death, weighed less than 20 pounds, well below normal weight […]

todayNovember 7, 2018 113

Capital Area Region

Batinick says it’s “time for Madigan to go”

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- State Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) asks for voters to consider the direction of the state of Illinois has gone over the past four decades when deciding how to cast their votes on Tuesday. “I want them to consider that Mike Madigan has been there as House Speaker for the last four decades, and that we’ve tried things his way over and over again with the results being what has put this state in the depths we […]

todayNovember 5, 2018 81

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