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Rep. Jeanne Ives points to Coles County assessment suit as proof system is broken

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- State Representative Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) wants the Illinois Department of Revenue to investigate every Illinois county to determine whether property assessments have been performed according to law. “Illinois has the highest effective property tax rates in the nation," Ives said in a press release. "We just raised income taxes 32% when too many of our residents already cannot afford to live here. We need a system where residents can be assured that they will not be […]

todayAugust 30, 2017 10

Business & Lifestyle

Houston mayor imposes curfew to prevent looting

HOUSTON (UPI) -- Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced Tuesday night that he will enforce a curfew to prevent looting and other "potential criminal acts" as the city struggles to from Hurricane Harvey. The curfew will begin at 12 a.m. and last until 5 a.m. Turner initially announced that the curfew would begin at 10 p.m. but revised the start time soon after the announcement. The curfew will "stop any property crimes against evacuated homes in city limits," Turner wrote on Twitter. […]

todayAugust 29, 2017 1

Automotive News

Uber to stop tracking riders after trip is over

SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) -- Mobile ride-hailing service Uber said Tuesday it would stop one of its most controversial practices -- tracking the location of riders for 5 minutes after their trip ends. The company told The Hill its new update would allow users to share their location data with Uber only when they are actively using the app. Uber faced backlash from customers and privacy advocates last year when it announced its decision to collect the data even after a ride had ended. […]

todayAugust 29, 2017 3

Automotive News

Illinois Secretary of State offices closed for Labor Day holiday

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced Monday that all offices and facilities will be closing for the Labor Day holiday. Offices and driver services facilities open Monday through Friday will be closed on Labor Day, September 4, while the same offices and facilities open Tuesday through Saturday will be closed Saturday, September 2 in observance of the holiday. All offices and facilities will resume regular business on Tuesday, September 5. White would like to remind Illinois […]

todayAugust 29, 2017 2

Automotive News

Moscow gets its first traffic signals powered by renewable energy

MOSCOW (UPI) -- The Russian capital, Moscow, now has its first traffic signals ever to be powered by renewable energy, the nation's Center for Traffic Organization announced. "Traffic lights of the new system have two independent sources of energy: a wind generator and a solar battery," Vadim Yuryev, the head of the Russian Center for Traffic Organization, was quoted by the Tass news agency as saying. According to him, relying on renewable energy is a good solution for traffic management for some of […]

todayAugust 28, 2017 20

Business & Lifestyle

Raymond board discusses alternatives for trash burning and upcoming well cleaning in August 21 meeting

RAYMOND (Heartland Newsfeed) -- In the meeting of the Raymond Village Board on Monday, August 21, the board discussed complaints about trash burning at the sewer plant and an upcoming cleaning of the wells among other business. Upon approval of the meeting minutes from the August 7 meeting and the financial report from July following primary and secondary motions from trustees Scott Pinkston and Greg Bernhardt respectively, trustee Bruce Poggenpohl addressed some complaints from residents about trash being burned out […]

todayAugust 27, 2017 2

Business & Lifestyle

Report: Uber selects Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi as new chief executive

SAN FRANCISCO (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Uber has selected Expedia Inc. chief executive officer Dara Khosrowshahi as the company's new CEO, according to a report released Sunday night by Recode. Earlier in the day, General Electric chairman Jeff Inmelt dropped out of the running for the position and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. CEO Meg Whitman had expressed she was not interested in the job following speaking to the board of directors Saturday. Khosrowshahi was the unnamed third candidate, according to the […]

todayAugust 27, 2017 20

Automotive News

Hurricane Harvey, now tropical storm, leaves wake of devastation in Houston; at least five deaths confirmed

CONTINUING COVERAGE: Two feet of rain from Harvey results in widespread flooding in the heart of Texas ROCKPORT/CORPUS CHRISTI/HOUSTON, Tex. (Heartland Newsfeed/Associated Press/Reuters/UPI) -- As recovery efforts begin along the Gulf Coast are starting to fire up in Corpus Christi, Rockport, Aransas Pass and area communities impacted by Hurricane Harvey, the now-known tropical storm veered into the heart of Texas Sunday, dropping two feet of rain in Houston Sunday. Harvey made landfall as a Category 4 storm late Friday night near […]

todayAugust 27, 2017 15

Automotive News

Hurricane Harvey kills at least 1, officials warn of mass flooding

CONTINUING COVERAGE OF HURRICANE HARVEY ROCKPORT, Tex. (Heartland Newsfeed/UPI) -- Texas state officials confirmed the first fatality related to Hurricane Harvey, which came ashore in the Lone Star State late Friday night with 130 MPH wind speeds and torrential rainfall. Harvey made landfall as a Category 4 storm as the first storm of such intensity since 2004 and the strongest storm to hit Texas in over five decades since Hurricane Ike, which caused $30 billion in damage in the states of Texas […]

todayAugust 26, 2017 4

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