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Illinois State Police promotes rail safety enforcement for Rail Safety Week

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Illinois State Police District 9 is partnering with local, state and Federal agencies to promote vehicle and pedestrian safety around railroad tracks and trains during Rail Safety Week, September 24 through September 30. To promote rail safety awareness and education, Illinois State Police District 9 has planned enforcement details throughout the week at various railroad grade crossings.  Drivers and pedestrians who disobey the laws associated with railroad grade crossings and railroad property will be cited. In addition, […]

todaySeptember 23, 2017

Business & Lifestyle

Illinois State Rep. Dan Brady wants to hike gas taxes

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Illinoisans already pay some of the highest taxes in the nation, including high taxes at the pump. Illinois state Rep. Dan Brady (R-Bloomington) wants Illinoisans to pay higher gas taxes to fund public construction across the state. Brady didn’t specify exactly how much in new taxes he wants. But he thinks “that [a gas tax increase] may absolutely be where we can come together. Whether that’s a five percent increase, I don’t know. That’s going to be […]

todaySeptember 20, 2017

Business & Lifestyle

Commentary: Claims by Feds and tech experts regarding Kaspersky Labs software is hogwash

Moments ago, we re-published an article published by the Associated Press ("Best Buy says it will no longer sell Kaspersky Labs software, worries ripple in consumer market" -- which has since been renamed on the AP website) regarding the Federal government banning their agencies from purchasing Kaspersky Labs software and Best Buy Co.'s removing their products from their shelves as an unrelated consequence of the Federal ban regarding their agencies. I have to raise some red flags regarding the article […]

todaySeptember 13, 2017

Business & Lifestyle

Paris to host 2024 Olympics, Los Angeles to follow in 2028

LIMA, Peru (UPI) -- For the first time in modern Olympics history, the International Olympic Committee announced two host locations at once Wednesday: Paris in 2024 and Los Angeles in 2028. The two cities are scheduled to host the XXXIII and XXXIV Summer Olympics, respectively. "It is hard to imagine something better. Ensuring the stability of the Olympic Games for the athletes of the world for the next 11 years is something extraordinary," IOC President Thomas Bach said after a committee meeting […]

todaySeptember 13, 2017

Business & Lifestyle

Hurricane Jose slowly weakening in the Atlantic

NASSAU, Bahamas (UPI) -- Hurricane Jose, which was downgraded to a Category 2 storm Monday morning, is expected to continue weakening over the next couple of days as it lingers in the Atlantic Ocean east of the Bahamas, the National Hurricane Center said. In its 5 p.m. advisory, the NHC said the center of the storm was located about 360 miles north-northeast of Grand Turk Island with wind speeds of 100 mph. It was moving north at 12 mph. "A […]

todaySeptember 11, 2017

Business & Lifestyle

Player’s Network, Inc. announces launch of WeedTV.com during 4-day live broadcast featuring original programming

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Heartland Newsfeed/Marketwired) -- Player's Network, Inc. (OTCQB: PNTV), a diversified holding company operating in media and marijuana, today announced the official launch of WeedTV.com through a live broadcast on September 22nd through September 25th. Production will take place at a private estate/resort with one of the largest private pools in the country that will be used as a backdrop for filming original content to launch the new Marijuana Lifestyle Destination for the marijuana industry. WeedTV will be […]

todaySeptember 11, 2017

Business & Lifestyle

Hurricane Irma leaves 3 dead, 1.35 million without power

PATRICK SHORES, Fla. (UPI) -- Hurricane Irma left three people dead and 1.35 million in Florida without electricity Sunday morning after the Category 4 storm made landfall in the Keys. The storm reached Cudjoe Key in the lower Florida Keys at 9:10 a.m., the National Hurricane Center said. The storm was skirting the state's west coast and was forecast to make another landfall near Fort Myers and Naples as a Category 3 storm around 8 p.m. Sunday. In Monroe County, which encompasses Key West, […]

todaySeptember 10, 2017

Business & Lifestyle

Five tips to make sense of cybersecurity

MISSION, Kan. (Heartland Newsfeed/Family Features) -- It’s no secret that kids have a sense of invincibility. While that trait can bring some endearing reminders of the innocence of childhood, it can also have some highly unfortunate consequences. In the context of cybersecurity, an action by an unknowing child can impact the entire family. The majority of U.S. households are filled with devices that pose a potential threat to your personal security. In fact, according to the 2016 Global Consumer Security Survey […]

todaySeptember 9, 2017

Automotive News

Illinois Secretary of State issues consumer warning regarding flood-damaged vehicles from recent hurricanes

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White issued a warning Wednesday to consumers looking to purchase used vehicles to beware of flood-damaged vehicles resulting from flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey. While not mentioned in the press release, the warning is also applicable to the three active hurricanes set to hit the United States and Mexico this weekend and early next week -- Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Katia. As a protective measure for Illinois consumers, White has instructed […]

todaySeptember 6, 2017

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