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Skillicorn offers insight into budget plan at Crystal Lake town hall

Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) will talk to constituents about his “Right Now” budget proposal and address concerns about the state’s budget impasse on June 26 at a town hall meeting, according to a press release. The hour-long meeting will start at 7 p.m. at Skillicorn's district office in Crystal Lake. Just before the end of the spring legislative session, Skillicorn filed a budget proposal that balanced the state’s revenue and spending without any tax increases, the press release said, adding […]

todayJune 18, 2017 3

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UPDATE: Matt Hughes Awake and Responsive One Day Following Truck-Train Collision

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- A report from former UFC welterweight champion and Hall of Famer Matt Hughes' long-time manager confirms that Hughes has improved since his truck-train collision Friday. Monte Cox, a long-time manager, confirmed in a report that Hughes, 43, is awake and responsive less than 24 hours following the collision after reportedly being in a coma. Cox had been getting updates via text message from Hughes' twin brother Mark Hughes - the biggest update being that "his eyes […]

todayJune 18, 2017 42

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Carlinville, watchdog group information battle moves ahead

The ongoing tug-of-war between the City of Carlinville and John Kraft took another official step forward when Kraft's attorneys entered their court appearance and filed a motion for partial summary judgment on June 12. Kraft, the co-founder of the Edgar County Watchdogs, filed his lawsuit against the city over Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests that he first sent to Carlinville regarding the April elections. He requested recordings of all electoral board meetings for the previous two months and copies […]

todayJune 18, 2017 38

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UFC Hall of Famer & Former Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes Airlifted To HSHS St. John’s Hospital After Morning Accident With Train

RAYMOND/SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- A UFC Hall of Famer and former UFC Welterweight Champion was airlifted to HSHS St. John's Hospital in Springfield following an accident that involved his vehicle's collision with a train Friday morning near Raymond. According to a press release from the Illinois State Police, 43-year-old Matt Hughes of Hillsboro drove his pickup truck eastbound on Beelers Trail across a railroad grade "directly in front of a train" and was struck on the passenger side of the […]

todayJune 16, 2017 44

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Stuart accused of going against voter wishes by backing abortion bill

Katie Stuart's (D-Collinsville) recent support for a bill to provide taxpayer money to state workers seeking abortions proves she is out of touch with her constituents, a Metro East anti-abortion advocate said recently. “Southern Illinois is known for being more conservative," Autumn Wetzler staten a recent comment. "Many people I have talked to about HB40 are completely unaware that their state is trying to pass a law that goes against their beliefs. House Bill 40, which has passed the General […]

todayJune 16, 2017 6

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Governor Rauner Calls Lawmakers Back to Springfield to Pass Compromise Balanced Budget Plan

SPRINGFIELD – One day after House and Senate Republicans unveiled a compromise balanced budget plan to end the budget impasse, Governor Bruce Rauner today called lawmakers back to Springfield for a 10-day special session from Wednesday, June 21st through the June 30th fiscal year deadline. “Republicans in the General Assembly have laid out a compromise budget plan that I can sign,” Governor Rauner said in a video announcing special session. “It provides a true path to property tax reduction and […]

todayJune 15, 2017 32

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American Red Cross Helping 41 People Following Multiple Home Fires

SPRINGFIELD — The American Red Cross Central and Southern Region is helping 41 people including 18 children who were affected by home fires that took place across the region this past weekend. Red Cross volunteers responded to fires in Benton, Bloomington, Eureka, Herrick, Monmouth, Springfield, Urbana and Washington. The Red Cross has responded to over 560 fires in the Central and Southern Illinois Region this fiscal year. After a disaster, the Red Cross works with individuals and families to make sure […]

todayJune 14, 2017 55

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