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Illinois marijuana laws

Capital Area Region

Illinois becomes eleventh state to legalize marijuana

SPRINGFIELD (UPI) -- Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill Tuesday morning legalizing recreational marijuana use, making the state the eleventh to decriminalize the drug. Starting Jan. 1, adults 21 and over may obtain licenses to grow, sell, possess and consume marijuana. The bill also provides avenues for people with previous marijuana convictions to have their records expunged. "With this legislation, our state once again is a leader, putting forward the most equity-centric cannabis legislation in the nation" Pritzker, a […]

todayJune 25, 2019 7

Walmart Pana

Business & Lifestyle

Former Walmart property in Pana put on real estate market

PANA (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Since the legacy Walmart store closed down for good on October 12, there has been much speculation on what was going to happen to the former property at 10 West Second Street. In the past week, it appears that an answer has been given, as the Bentonville, Ark. corporation will be putting the building and adjacent tracts of land up for sale. The property was listed with O'Fallon-based Kunkel Commercial Group on May 7, according to […]

todayMay 19, 2019 76

Lucas Oil

Automotive News

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series set for Saturday night event in Macon

MACON (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is hitting the road again this weekend, making a return stop to Macon Speedway this Saturday night for a $12,000 top prize that the nation's top drivers, as well as local and regional standouts, to challenge to earn a podium spot. Racing on Macon Speedway's 1/5 mile bullring dirt track has been known for some of the most thrilling door-to-door racing action all season long, but even moreso when […]

todayApril 25, 2019 26

Illinois State Fair

Capital Area Region

Grandstand ticket sales for 166th Illinois State Fair breaking records

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- In the first opening weekend of ticket sales, previous sale records were shattered for the entertainment slate on the Illinois Lottery grandstand during the 166th running of the Illinois State Fair. It was reported that $1.1 million in ticket sales were made over Easter weekend. The 28,000-plus tickets sold over the weekend surpasses a previous sales high of 17,390 and overall grandstand ticket sales of 59,023 set in 2017. “Our state fair brings people together from […]

todayApril 24, 2019 344

Illinois 157 Hamel road construction Independence Day holiday

Business & Lifestyle

IDOT: Illinois 157 to be closed at Silver Creek near Hamel

HAMEL (Heartland Newsfeed) -- In a press release made available Monday, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced that work will begin next week along Illinois Route 157 at Silver Creek near Hamel in IDOT's District 8. Weather permitting, work is set to begin next Wednesday, May 1, which will result in the closure of both lanes in this area, as crews work to reconstruct a box culvert. Detours will be posted. Northbound and southbound traffic which would regularly take […]

todayApril 23, 2019 16

jet fuel

Capital Area Region

Illinois lawmakers look to avoid FAA penalties amid jet fuel tax crackdown

SPRINGFIELD (Illinois News Network) -- After years of noncompliance, Illinois lawmakers are moving forward with legislation that would require local taxes on jet fuel go to aviation-related projects, not into local coffers. The bill has failed in previous years. If it becomes law, taxes on jet fuel would be sent back to local airports and aviation schools. Illinois and many home-rule municipalities, notably Chicago, taxed jet fuel and used it for non-aviation expenses. The Federal Aviation Administration said in 2015 that tax […]

todayApril 18, 2019 6

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Governmental Watchdogs

FOIA lawsuit against Carlinville issued continuance for April 26

CARLINVILLE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- A two-year-old lawsuit issued by a governmental watchdog group against the City of Carlinville has been given a new court date following the defense counsel's lack of preparation for the suit during the March 25 hearing. The suit, filed by Edgar County Watchdogs co-founder John Kraft, stems from a 2017 incident involving the city's refusal to fulfill a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) inquiry for recordings of previous city council meetings as well as nomination manuscripts […]

todayApril 9, 2019 9

Litchfield pickers market

East Central Illinois Region

Litchfield Pickers Market kicks off fifth season Sunday

LITCHFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The fifth season of the Litchfield Pickers Market is set to kick off this Sunday, Apr. 14 and the organizers -- the Litchfield Office of Tourism and Prairie Pickers -- have been making preparations to kick off the 2019 season. Per usual, the open-air market specializes in antique, collectible, vintage and refurbished items and is the largest pickers market in central Illinois, located less than three miles off of Interstate 55 in the downtown portion of […]

todayApril 9, 2019 14

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Capital Area Region

State Rep. Buckner blames exhaustion for DUI arrest

SPRINGFIELD (Illinois News Network) -- An Illinois state representative charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and impeding traffic said he fell asleep at a traffic light Friday in Springfield because of exhaustion. State Rep. Kambium Buckner (D-Chicago) said it was “simply a result of exhaustion." He said he looks forward to addressing the citation of driving under the influence of alcohol in court. Secretary of State Police noticed Buckner asleep in a running 2017 Land Rover at 3 […]

todayApril 4, 2019 6

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