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COUNTRY Financial to award area students $20,000 in scholarships

NOKOMIS (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The Central Illinois COUNTRY Financial® representatives are offering ten $2,000 scholarships to college-bound students in the area. Students who graduated, or will graduate from Sangamon, Menard, Macoupin, Montgomery, Cass, Morgan and Greene county high schools have the opportunity to apply for the COUNTRY Financial Community Scholarship. More information about the COUNTRY Financial Community Scholarship and other scholarships offered through the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln can be found now through December 31, 2017 at: http://www.cfll.org/Home.aspx Students may […]

todayJanuary 9, 2018 33

Ballot Access News

Libertarian gubernatorial hopefuls to appear in debate Saturday

BELLEVILLE, Ill. (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Three Libertarians wishing to earn the party's nomination for Illinois’ top executive are scheduled to debate this weekend in Belleville. Kash Jackson, Matthew C. Scaro and Jon Stewart are scheduled to participate in the second public debate among Libertarian gubernatorial candidates, held by the Metro-East Libertarian Party and moderated by Aaron Wright, field operations division director for the Libertarian Party of Illinois. The debate is scheduled for Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Southwestern Illinois College’s Liberal Arts Theater on its Belleville campus at […]

todayJanuary 9, 2018 28

Commentary

COMMENTARY: Trump IS NOT remotely close to being a “libertarian” president

Shortly after 11 PM last night, I received an alert from Google with an as-it-happens update (as that is a way we do find our news sometimes) and the headline from this particular article made me want to puke because the word was taken way out of context. I'm referring to an article written by The American Conservative and Red Alert Politics columnist Ryan Girdusky, entitled "Donald Trump: The Most Libertarian President Since Silent Cal." Nothing can be further from […]

todayJanuary 8, 2018 25

Automotive News

Section of Illinois DUI law ruled unconstitutional

CHICAGO (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Law enforcement officers investigating cases involving pending DUI charges will now require a warrant to be presented before drawing blood and urine samples from suspected impaired drivers, according to a split decision in an Illinois court of appeals. The Illinois Appellate Court of the First District in Chicago ruled in a 2-1 decision that part of the state's current DUI law was unconstitutional, thus reversing a conviction of Ralph Eubanks, who was sentenced to four decades in […]

todayJanuary 7, 2018 25

Capital Area Region

Illinois legislative ethics commission under fire for neglecting complaints

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The ethics commission that oversees the Illinois General Assembly has been hit with a complaint for neglecting to follow through with their duties for years, with the question being, "Who's going to investigate them?" A complaint was filed with the Illinois Legislative Ethics Commission and Inspector General Julie Porter on Wednesday by anti-violence advocate Denise Rotheimer, citing that the eight-lawmaker commission broke state statute by failing to appoint an acting legislative inspector general for three years, […]

todayJanuary 5, 2018 24

Ballot Access News

Heartland Newsfeed to begin series on alternative candidates on Monday

(Heartland Newsfeed) -- It is no secret that the mainstream media gives way too much news coverage to elected officials and political candidates from the Democratic and Republican parties. We've kept coverage to a minimum besides coverage of statehouse affairs in Springfield. We at Heartland Newsfeed strive to avoid the political duopoly whenever possible. So this is where we come in: Beginning Monday, January 8, we are interviewing all third party candidates running for political offices in 2018. From what […]

todayJanuary 4, 2018 20

Business & Lifestyle

State’s Invest in Kids program attracts $36 million in first day

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed/Patch Springfield) -- A new program in Illinois called Invest in Kids, which allows low-income and middle-income students the opportunity to attend private and alternative schools that best meet their educational goals, attracted more than $36 million in contribution pledges in its first day of the program launch on Tuesday, Jan. 2, when they first began accepting applications, according to an announcement made today by Gov. Bruce Rauner. Taxpayers can contribute up to $1.3 million to eligible organizations and […]

todayJanuary 4, 2018 18

Business & Lifestyle

USDA Rural Development grant awarded to Village of Coalton

COALTON (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The village of Coalton has been awarded a grant through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Development Community & Facility Grant program to purchase a new dump truck, according to a press release made available Wednesday by the Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC). The new truck purchased with the grant replaces a very old and worn out truck that the village has used for years and will allow the village to continue daily operations […]

todayJanuary 3, 2018 43

Business & Lifestyle

Lincoln Land EREC to hold College Now informational meeting

TAYLORVILLE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Lincoln Land Community College's Eastern Region Educational Center (EREC) in Taylorville will host an information meeting Monday evening, Jan. 8, about the LLCC College Now program for area high school freshmen, sophomores and juniors as well as their parents or guardians. The meeting will take place from 6-7 p.m. in the south building of the EREC, located at 800 S. Spresser, in Room 1126. No registration is necessary. College Now enables students to earn both high […]

todayJanuary 3, 2018 7

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