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Decision 2017

Youngest elected official, former pro wrestler turned gubernatorial candidate among top 17 Illinoisans to remember in 2017

CHICAGO (Heartland Newsfeed) -- An 18-year-old high school senior who became the youngest elected official for a local office and a former professional wrestler turned Libertarian gubernatorial candidate have earned a spot on the top 17 Illinoisans to remember from the year 2017. The compiled list by Patch Illinois editor Tim Moran highlights 17 key Illinoisans who made the news cycles this year. One of the selections, Jake Leahy, made the news in April becoming the youngest elected official in the […]

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Second Dave Chappelle standup special slated for NYE premiere on Netflix

LOS GATOS, Calif. (UPI) -- Not one, but two Dave Chappelle stand-up comedy specials are now slated to debut on Netflix New Year's Eve. The streaming giant dropped a brief promo for the shows -- Equanimity and The Bird Revelation -- on social media Friday as it announced it was adding a second special after previously announcing one would premiere Dec. 31. Comedy Central also said it will air a marathon of episodes of Chappelle's eponymous, sketch-comedy show "chronologically, start to finish," on New Year's Day, beginning at 9 […]

todayDecember 28, 2017 9

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Walmart drops in-house punishment for shoplifters

BENTONVILLE, Ark. (UPI) -- Retailer Walmart is ending an alternative to prosecution for shoplifting, the company said, that could put a larger burden on local police forces. The company is suspending its relationship with two companies offering anti-shoplifting educational programs. The programs, provided by Utah-based Corrective Education Co. and Turning Point Justice, have been part of an in-house punishment in which a first-time Walmart shoplifter could avoid criminal prosecution. The suspect could pay a fee of $400 or $500, and take an online […]

todayDecember 28, 2017 5

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Proof standardized testing doesn’t work? 64% of students in Pleasant Plains fail annual tests, 59% fail English

PLEASANT PLAINS (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Academic results data released recently reveals 36 percent of Pleasant Plains Middle School students are considered on track for the next grade level, according to a Heartland Newsfeed analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card. The end-of-year tests known as the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, or PARCC, are administered to third- through eighth-graders in Illinois, testing them in reading and math based on Common Core standards. A composite score […]

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Store closures rocked retail in 2017, with 2018 bound to be no different

NEW YORK (Heartland Newsfeed/CNBC) -- A larger-than-average slew of retail bankruptcies and stores being shuttered rocked the industry this year, making headlines and dragging even some of the better-performing companies such as Home Depot, TJ Maxx and Costco down with the dismal news. So far in 2017, 6,985 store closure announcements have been made, according to a tracker from FGRT (formerly Fung Global Retail & Technology). That's up more than 200 percent from a year ago, based on the firm's […]

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North Korea’s only 3G network provider withdraws services

SEOUL, South Korea (UPI) -- North Korea's only 3G network provider will pull out of the hermit kingdom, cutting off some 3.5 million citizens subscribed to its local Koryolink services. Egypt's telecom giant Orascom froze operations in the North early last month, due to regime's continuous nuclear and missile provocations, Newsis reported, citing Japanese intelligence sources. Koryolink is one of the largest mobile operators in the North, established in 2008 as a joint venture between Orascom and the North's telecommunications ministry. […]

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Skillicorn calls for end to Illinois Municipal League annual conference

EAST DUNDEE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Responding to a Daily Herald report detailing the cost to taxpayers, Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) recently called for an end to the Illinois Municipal League’s annual conference, according to a release from the lawmaker. The conference, which took place from Sept. 21-23 at the Hilton Chicago, according to the event program, featured more than 50 sessions for municipal workers in fields ranging from finance and management to public safety and economic development. According to […]

todayDecember 19, 2017 11

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Ethics probe triggers resignation of Chicago schools chief

CHICAGO (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Forrest Claypool, chief executive of Chicago Public Schools, recently resigned following the release of a damning report filed by the district's office of the inspector general. The report, cited in a recent Chicago Tribune story, concluded that Claypool and the district's general counsel Ronald Marmer blatantly violated the district's code of ethics by improperly utilizing "contract management authority," citing work that was done by Jenner Block. Jenner Block had a prior business relationship with Marmer and […]

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Taxpayers cover costs of bad pension fund investment return predictions

SPRINGFIELD (Illinois News Network) -- As municipalities across the state determine how to spend taxpayers' money for the next year, they’re looking at what to expect for pension fund investment returns. Bad predictions can mean big costs to taxpayers and, when estimated returns on city pension fund investments are too generous, taxpayers have to pay up. The city of Springfield’s estimated returns were off enough to require an additional $600,000 the city didn’t budget for. That’s expected to impact other […]

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