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Filing season for Illinois state tax returns begins next week

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDoR) will start accepting state individual income tax returns for the 2017 tax year beginning next Monday, January 29, the same day the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) accepts Federal income tax returns. IDoR is reminding taxpayers to file returns electronically and request direct deposit, as it's still the fastest and most secure way to receive a refund, as they continue to focus on protecting taxpayers and the state government against fraud. […]

todayJanuary 22, 2018

Business & Lifestyle

Skillicorn joins call to legalize hemp production

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- State Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) has joined the growing ranks of those publicly advocating for the legalization of industrial hemp in Illinois. “What is the drawback to industrial hemp production,” Skillicorn said. “This was a very popular cash crop during World War II for industrial purposes. Since neighboring state Kentucky legalized industrial hemp, farmers in that state have yet another successful product to produce.” The issue of legalization has long been debated in Illinois, with […]

todayJanuary 22, 2018

Business & Lifestyle

Skillicorn says Chicago needs spending reform, not bailout

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- As pressure mounts on the city of Chicago to address its debt crisis, some have suggested the state should help the city cover its expenses. “Chicago has spent at least two decades digging itself into a massive financial hole,” Nicole Gelinas wrote in The City Journal. She went on to say that since 2000, the overall debt has climbed from $12.3 billion to $20.2 billion, calculating out to $7,500 per person. The crisis deepened during the […]

todayJanuary 22, 2018

East Central Illinois Region

Lincoln birthday celebration to take place in Vandalia

VANDALIA (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Vandalia Statehouse State Historic Site will celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s birthday with a special event on Saturday, Feb. 10. The free party, a tradition at the site since 1973, runs from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Local historian Dale Timmerman will lead visitors in songs such as “America” and “The Battle Hymn of the Republic.” Kevin Kaegy from the Bond County Historical Society will deliver a presentation at 1:00 p.m. on Lincoln and his connection to slavery here in Illinois. […]

todayJanuary 22, 2018

Business & Lifestyle

Federal grant application by Carlinville was for regional water “commission”

CARLINVILLE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- A recent investigation from the Edgar County Watchdogs, in their ongoing battle with the City of Carlinville, has revealed the City's 2016 grant application for Federal funding of a project on behalf of the Illinois Department of Agriculture. As discovered by ECWd's John Kraft, the intent and purpose of the grant was for "a preliminary engineering report to evaluate options" for development of a viable water supply, treatment and transmission system to serve a regional water […]

todayJanuary 21, 2018

Business & Lifestyle

Illinois senators announce plan to connect rural schools to high-speed internet

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Illinois school districts that have not yet been able to afford the cost of installing reliable high-speed internet soon will be able to do so under a plan being advanced by a bipartisan group of state senators. A proposal introduced by state senators Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill), Sam McCann (R-Plainview) and Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant (D-Shorewood) sets aside $16.3 million in the upcoming state budget to help school districts foot the cost of installing fiberoptic cable for high-speed […]

todayJanuary 19, 2018

Ballot Access News

Second Libertarian gubernatorial debate held Saturday, targets wide range of issues

BELLEVILLE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The Libertarian Party of Illinois, in partnership with the Metro-East Libertarian Party, held their second gubernatorial debate between candidates Matthew C. Scaro, Grayson "Kash" Jackson and Jon Stewart at Southwestern Illinois College's Belleville campus on Saturday, Jan. 13. The debate was moderated by Aaron Wright, field operations director for the state party. The candidates gave 90-second opening statements, starting off with Stewart, who was fighting laryngitis. Stewart offered an apology to both Scaro and Jackson for his […]

todayJanuary 15, 2018

Ballot Access News

Former Democrat running for NM secretary of state as Libertarian

SANTA FE, N.M. (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Former New Mexico State Rep. Sandra Jeff announced late Thursday her intention to run for secretary of state on the Libertarian Party ticket. “It is time for candidates that are about making life better for New Mexicans, not about following party dogma,” Jeff said in a release. Sandra went on to discuss that she “is switching parties and looking to run for secretary of state to fight the corruption in Santa Fe so that […]

todayJanuary 13, 2018

East Central Illinois Region

Water issues, nuisance complaint major discussions in Coalton village board meeting

COALTON (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Some issues regarding water was the primary focus of the discussion in the Coalton Village Board’s most recent meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 10. Water superintendent Tom Gonet involved some unidentified village residents not paying their water bill. One unmentioned resident owed upwards of $400 in past due bills and has mentioned to village treasurer Sandy Jachino that the bill be never be paid, an issue which will now be handled by Gonet personally when it comes to […]

todayJanuary 12, 2018

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