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Three Chicago officers acquitted of coverup in Laquan McDonald shooting

CHICAGO (UPI) -- A judge found three Chicago police officers not guilty Thursday on charges that they covered up for officer Jason Van Dyke after he shot and killed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in 2014. Cook County Judge Domenica Stephenson ruled that Detective David March, and officers Joseph Walsh and Thomas Gaffney were not guilty of official misconduct, obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice in their probe into Van Dyke's killing of McDonald. "This court finds that the state has […]

todayJanuary 18, 2019 12

Nexstar Tribune Media WGN America

Business & Lifestyle

Sources: Nexstar acquires Tribune Media in $4.1 billion deal

IRVING, Tex./CHICAGO (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Chicago-based Tribune Media Company has reached an agreement Sunday with Irving, Tex.-based Nexstar Media Group Inc. in an acquisition costing roughly $4.1 billion, according to sources knowledgeable of the matter. This deal and merger between the two companies will create the largest regional U.S. TV station operator. Tribune Media owns 45 television stations including flagship station WGN and cable network WGN America, 11 digital assets under the Tribune Entertainment banner and the WGN radio station […]

todayDecember 2, 2018 6

Prosecutor drops felony charges against teen who recorded school principal Paul Boron Leah McNally

Business & Lifestyle

Prosecutor drops felony charges against teen accused of eavesdropping

KANKAKEE (Illinois News Network) -- An Illinois teen won't face felony eavesdropping charges for recording a talk with a school principal after prosecutors decided to drop the matter Thursday after the case got national attention. Kankakee County State’s Attorney Jim Rowe dismissed the charges against 14-year-old Paul Boron. When Boron was 13, he was called into Manteno Middle School Principal David Conrad’s office. Boron told Conrad that he had been recording with his phone. The principal told Boron that he was […]

todayNovember 15, 2018 20

Chicagoland Region

Libertarian slate invited to Chicago Tribune endorsement interviews

BLOOMINGTON (Heartland Newsfeed) -- For the first time ever, an entire Libertarian slate has been invited to participate in endorsement interviews with Illinois' largest newspaper. Each of the six statewide candidates were offered invitations by the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board for interviews related to their races. These interviews held the editorial board decide who to endorse in November's general election. Lex Green, 2010 gubernatorial nominee and immediate past chairman of the Libertarian Party of Illinois, participated in the interview. Comptroller […]

todayJuly 22, 2018 14

Business & Lifestyle

Capital loan assistance for July 2017 flooding nears cutoff date

ATLANTA/CHICAGO (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Businesses affected by severe weather and flooding in July 2017 may still be eligible for capital loans, according to a news release delivered Tuesday. The U.S. Small Business Association (SBA) reminds small businesses, small agricultural and aquacultural businesses and private not-for-profit organizations that these loans are available to those who qualify. Unfortunately, they won't be available for much longer as SBA's cutoff date is quickly arriving. “Businesses that suffered economic losses as a result of the […]

todayJuly 10, 2018 13

Business & Lifestyle

Illinois counties declare ‘sanctuary’ status for gun owners

SPRINGFIELD/CHICAGO (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Several rural counties in Illinois are taking a stand for gun rights by utilizing a word that conservatives associate with liberal policies as an attempt to skirt the law: sanctuary. Five counties at minimum have recently passed resolutions declaring themselves as sanctuary counties for gun owners. It is a reference to Chicago, which has become a sanctuary city that doesn't cooperate with aspects of immigration enforcement from the Federal government. These resolutions are intended to put the […]

todayMay 7, 2018 4

Business & Lifestyle

McCALEB OP-ED: Collapse of Harvey’s finances signals what’s to come across Illinois

(Illinois News Network) -- The unfolding fiscal crisis in south suburban Harvey should send shivers down the spines of public employees and retirees across Illinois. It also should give pause to taxpayers, who already pay the highest combined local and state taxes in the country and who continually are being forced to pay more because of unsustainable public pension benefits and a culpable state government that refuses to do anything about them. Last fall, Illinois' First District Appellate Court ordered the city of […]

todayApril 21, 2018 19

Ballot Access News

VIDEO: Libertarian Kash Jackson discusses his gubernatorial campaign on Chicago’s AM 560 The Answer

CHICAGO (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Kash Jackson, the Libertarian candidate for Illinois governor, made an appearance on AM 560 The Answer's Chicago Morning Answer program with hosts Dan Proft and Amy Jacobson Thursday morning to talk about his gubernatorial campaign, why he is running and why he can provide a third option to those unhappy with Bruce Rauner and J.B. Pritzker, both who were referred to on air by Proft as "liberal plutocrats". Video courtesy of Chicago's Morning Answer/YouTube 

todayApril 5, 2018 6

Business & Lifestyle

Jon Stewart: Former Illinois gubernatorial candidate fights back against village’s semi-auto gun ban

DEERFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- In a press release made available Tuesday afternoon, Jon Stewart, a retired professional wrestler and former Libertarian gubernatorial candidate, expressed his displeasure with the Village of Deerfield's recent approval of a semi-automatic gun ban, which is set to go into effect on June 13 and has hinted at defying the law. Deerfield, which lies along the North Shore region of Chicago, has been known for being a quiet, subdued upscale suburb, but that might not last […]

todayApril 3, 2018 18

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