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Man found guilty of 2017 killing of Chinese student at University of Illinois

PEORIA (UPI) -- A Federal jury found Brendt Christensen guilty of kidnapping and killing University of Illinois scholar Yingying Zhang in 2017. Jurors required less than 90 minutes Monday to find the former teaching assistant guilty of kidnapping resulting in a death and two counts of lying to investigators. The same jury will decide July 8 if he should receive the death penalty. During a news conference following the verdict, Zhang's mother broke down in tears. "We have missed Yingying […]

todayJune 25, 2019 29

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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

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Business & Lifestyle

Illinois food banks rush to distribute 315,000 gallons of milk

SPRINGFIELD/DAVENPORT, Ia. (Illinois News Network) -- There will be no shortage of milk for hungry families in Illinois – in fact, there may be too much. Food banks across Illinois are facing a unique challenge. They have just a few months to hand out over 315,000 gallons of milk. The United States Department of Agriculture is donating the milk because it wasn't sold due to the tariff tit-for-tat. Mike Miller with the River Bend Food Bank in the Quad Cities said […]

todayJanuary 8, 2019 4

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East Central Illinois Region

UPDATE: More than 20 tornadoes touch down in central Illinois Saturday

Continuing coverage TAYLORVILLE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- As daylight arrived on Sunday morning, residents of Taylorville and other impacted communities across central Illinois were getting their first preview of the level of devastation a suspected tornado caused Saturday evening. As previously reported, roughly 30 people in Taylorville suffered injuries with more than 100 homes damaged as a result of the tornado which hit the city around 5 p.m. Saturday. No fatalities have been reported. Officials in Taylorville and Christian County offered […]

todayDecember 2, 2018 21

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East Central Illinois Region

Central Illinois communities ravaged by tornadoes Saturday

TAYLORVILLE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Portions of western and central Illinois faced a barrage of tornadic activity Saturday night, following a warm, unusual day to kick off December. Tornadoes that hit the region were as far north as Macomb in McDonough County to as far south as Staunton in Macoupin County. One series of tornadoes in south central Illinois incredibly hard, the first of which touched down near Butler and would touch down four more times in Taylorville, Stonington, near Boody […]

todayDecember 2, 2018 40

Capital Area Region

Libertarian candidates make campaign stops in Quincy, Jacksonville

QUINCY/JACKSONVILLE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The Libertarian candidates for governor, attorney general, secretary of state and comptroller were in west central Illinois Saturday for meet and greet events. Kash Jackson, Bubba Harsy, Steve Dutner and Claire Ball, ballot access director Krysta Walker and campaign manager Brian Lambrecht met with supporters and interested voters at One in downtown Quincy for an event co-sponsored by the Quincy Tea Party and Western Illinois Libertarian Party. Jackson, a 20-year U.S. Navy veteran, mentioned to WGEM's […]

todayJuly 8, 2018 35

Capital Area Region

Time Out Communities LLC seeks to put veterans, elderly out with lot rent raises

JACKSONVILLE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Ron Hoffstadt and his wife are 17 year residents at the Prairie Knolls mobile and manufactured home park just east of Jacksonville. Danny Davidson, a retired paramedic and disabled Vietnam veteran, has lived at his home in Rolling Acres since 1995. Both may be forced to find new residences on August 1st when their lot rent payments will go up by at least 40% or more. These two cases are indicative of several retirees, disabled people, […]

todayJune 28, 2018 155

Consumer Alerts

Jacksonville City Council Tables National Historic Registry Proposal

JACKSONVILLE (Heartland Newsfeed) - Jacksonville's City Council was forced to table an issue on registering the Jacksonville Square as part of the National Historic Registry during their regular Monday, June 25 business meeting. Several private property and business owners in the district showed up to the council's chambers to voice their displeasure on the restrictions of the registry and the abrupt move by the City Council to push the matter through. The motion was based on a proposal by the […]

todayJune 26, 2018 8

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Capital Area Region

Three Jacksonville residents facing Federal meth charges

JACKSONVILLE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- According to the Department of Justice and United States Attorney for Illinois’s Central District John E. Childress, 40 year old Nathaniel Stone, 32 year old Jeremie Stone, and 27 year old Amber R. Davis were arrested on Wednesday and made their initial appearances in federal court on Friday, June 22, after a federal criminal complaint was filed charging all three with alleged possession of, as well as conspiracy and intent to distribute, 50 grams or more […]

todayJune 25, 2018 30

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