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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 12

Ballot Access News

Republican challenger Patrick Windhorst rejects Phelps’s cousin as House replacement

HARRISBURG (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Republican Patrick Windhorst does not agree with replacing Rep. Brandon Phelps (D-Harrisburg) with his cousin Natalie Phelps Finnie, according to a recent statement. “The 118th District is not the Phelps family seat, " Windhorst said. "Our voice in Springfield is too important to be handed down to the next available Phelps family member." Phelps Finnie, a Democrat, was recently named to fill Brandon Phelps' seat for the remainder of his term after he resigned on September […]

todaySeptember 20, 2017 2

Ballot Access News

Christopher Howick informs voters in Illinois House District 88 that Jill Blair isn’t the only candidate in race

BLOOMINGTON (Heartland Newsfeed) -- With recent increased attention directed toward Democrat Jill Blair's declared intention to run for state representative in Illinois House District 88, Christopher Howick, a Libertarian from Bloomington who declared his candidacy on May 10, released a press statement citing that he was the first to declare for the contested seat in 2018. “I applaud Jill’s decision to stand and run against Republican Keith Sommer in District 88, however it needs to be noted that I have […]

todaySeptember 18, 2017 4

Business & Lifestyle

Raffle item donated for Pana Community Hospital Auxiliary Holiday Bazaar

PANA (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Ron and Jan McMillen of Pana have donated a hand-crafted children's table with four chairs painted in bright primary colors, which will be among one of several raffle items being offered at Pana Community Hospital's Auxiliary Holiday Bazaar, taking place at Pana Junior High School on Saturday, November 11. McMillen has been involved in woodworking for many years, making picnic baskets, children's wooden items and other items. The popular event offers many gift baskets and other […]

todaySeptember 17, 2017 5

Ballot Access News

Attorney General Lisa Madigan won’t seek new term in 2018

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Four-term Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan said Friday she will not run for re-election in 2018, reversing plans announced earlier this summer. "I still have much work to do on many important issues, and I will continue to give my best to the people of Illinois and the office of attorney general every day through the end of my term in January 2019," Madigan, a 51-year-old Democrat, said in a statement. She said it's time "to […]

todaySeptember 16, 2017 20

Business & Lifestyle

Which Illinois State Fair Grandstand concerts made, lost the most money?

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- While country music is usually a staple in the Illinois State Fair Grandstand concert lineup, they were outshone by two completely different types of music -- a cappella and heavy metal -- which drove ticket sales to record levels. Fair officials recently released detailed financial information about this year's shows. Profitable concerts In nine shows held at the Grandstand, the fair came out with a profit of nearly $246,000 -- with nearly $2.07 million in tickets […]

todaySeptember 16, 2017 22

Decision 2018

Edgar County Watchdogs see apparent plague of FOIA failures in city government

CARLINVILLE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) are speculating that the same attorney is offering the same bad advice regarding Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the villages of Royal Lakes and Sawyerville, in addition to the City of Carlinville, according to the group's Illinois Leaks website. A letter attributed to Village of Royal Lakes mayor Pareoka Huddleston announced that "residents will not get copies pertaining to Village of Royal Lakes businesses until further notice." (Editor's Note: […]

todaySeptember 15, 2017 11

Decision 2018

Allen Skillicorn, David McSweeney call on legislature to repeal Trust Act

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Illinois State Representatives Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) and David McSweeney (R-Park Ridge) have asked the General Assembly to convene a special session to immediately repeal the Trust Act, which some say has moved Illinois to sanctuary state status, according to a release from Skillicorn. The law, recently enacted by Gov. Bruce Rauner, prevents state and local police from arresting or holding individuals because of their immigration status and bars them from acquiescing to U.S. Immigration and Customs […]

todaySeptember 15, 2017 2

Business & Lifestyle

Manar/Bourne: Bipartisanship in General Assembly led to historic landmark school funding reform

Educating children should be a bipartisan issue. Two weeks ago in the General Assembly, it finally was. After years of working on this issue and months of intense negotiations, the General Assembly passed a landmark school funding reform law that fundamentally will transform the way Illinois funds its schools. This once-in-a-generation school funding legislation is the single most important bipartisan reform Illinois has seen in decades. As downstate legislators of different political parties, we were proud to work together on […]

todaySeptember 12, 2017 33

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