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GRANT: After Equifax breach, blockchain can give control back to consumers

Former Equifax CEO Rick Smith, in testimony to Congress last week, dodged repeated questions from Sen. Elizabeth Warren about whether consumers do, or should, own the personal data that makes up their identities. The senator’s line of questioning and Smith’s squishy answers point to a major problem in our systems of financial and personal trust, a problem that many people have begun to take note of in the last few weeks. The recent breach of Equifax, in which over 143 […]

todayOctober 10, 2017 47

Entertainment

Halloween safety tips

NOKOMIS (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Halloween has been celebrated on October 31 in the U.S. since the early 1800’s and is traditionally a family-oriented holiday when children get to dress up and enjoy candy and other treats. Halloween is a time of celebration and superstition. Over time, Halloween evolved into a secular, community-based event characterized by child-friendly activities such as trick-or-treating. In a number of countries around the world, as the days grow shorter and the nights get colder, people continue to […]

todayOctober 10, 2017 56

Business & Lifestyle

Committee seeking to improve properties in Nokomis with community gardens meeting October 24

NOKOMIS (Heartland Newsfeed) -- A steering committee called Nokomis Community Gardens will be meeting at Ugly Mugs Coffeehouse on Tuesday, October 24 at 7 p.m. The interim chair of the committee, former chef Harrison "Skip" Graden, is seeking to establish solutions to the eyesores of empty lots around the City of Nokomis as part of a mission to beautify the city, but also give back to the community at the same time. The meeting will discuss the various eyesore properties […]

todayOctober 9, 2017 47

Illinois

Bearsharktopus swim team attends first meet of fall season

ST. LOUIS (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The Bearsharktopus Aquatic Swim Team (BASC), a swim team comprised of students based in Montgomery and Macoupin counties, traveled to Lindbergh High School in St. Louis this past weekend for their first meet of the Short Course Yards season, which was met with great success. Boys Results: Spencer Hoehl, 14, of Litchfield, earned the high point award for 14 year old boys with his remarkable swims in the 100 fly (1:07.91-B), 100 back (1:07.16-BB), 100 […]

todayOctober 9, 2017 50

Business & Lifestyle

Illinois Policy: Janus v. AFSCME could mean more freedom for Illinois’ government workers

CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Illinois Policy Institute) -- For four decades, government workers have been denied their First Amendment right to freedom of association, but that could change with a U.S. Supreme Court decision in 2018. The First Amendment is among the most cherished parts of the U.S. Constitution. Among its provisions, the First Amendment guarantees everyone the right to choose with which organizations to associate. That includes the right to determine what organizations a person funds. Yet for 40 years, that right […]

todayOctober 9, 2017 35

Automotive News

Nokomis Police Department citations and arrests from September 19 to October 1, 2017

NOKOMIS (Heartland Newsfeed) — The following citations and warrants were completed between September 19 to October 1, 2017 by the Nokomis Police Department: Chantel J. Guyot, 20, of Coalton was cited with multiple ordinance violations at 238 Bertolino Ave. A dog owned by Guyot was running at large around the village on September 18 and had allegedly behaved in a vicious manner, biting an unindentified individual. Guyot received ordinance violations for the dog running at large, behaving in a vicious manner, […]

todayOctober 8, 2017 23

Business News

Water tower, fire hydrant, well cleaning bulk of business in Raymond village board meeting

RAYMOND (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Discussions continued regarding cleaning of the water tower and cleaning and repainting of the fire hydrants among other items of business in an abbreviated session of the Raymond Village Board on Monday, October 2. Following approval of the meeting minutes from the September 18 meeting, Trustee Greg Bernhardt asked the board for a moment of silence to remember the victims of a shooting in Las Vegas, which occurred the prior night. The meeting resumed as Trustee […]

todayOctober 7, 2017 87

Business & Lifestyle

Fall harvest antique tractor auction set for October 20-21

Live and online auction will feature a solid lineup of tractors, implements, toys and memorabilia plus filming for upcoming season of RFD-TV's “Classic Tractor Fever” NOKOMIS (Heartland Newsfeed) -- If you drive along Illinois Route 16 west of Nokomis, you can notice a buzz of activity on the premises of Aumann Auctions, Inc., which are preparing for their 23rd Annual Fall Harvest Antique Tractor Auction set for October 20-21. For the second year in a row, the auction will take place […]

todayOctober 7, 2017 51

Illinois

St. John’s Hospital honors nurses for dedicated care provided to retired UFC fighter Matt Hughes

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Many members of the medical team at HSHS St. John's Hospital gathered with former UFC fighter and Hall of Famer Matt Hughes and members of his family Tuesday as they honored two nurses with a special award during a private ceremony that took place on the hospital campus. Hughes, with his wife Audra and daughters Hanna and Katelyn and friend Tony Zucca, arrived at St. John's to honor two nurses and showed their gratitude to the […]

todayOctober 4, 2017 98

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