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Commentary: Claims by Feds and tech experts regarding Kaspersky Labs software is hogwash

Moments ago, we re-published an article published by the Associated Press ("Best Buy says it will no longer sell Kaspersky Labs software, worries ripple in consumer market" -- which has since been renamed on the AP website) regarding the Federal government banning their agencies from purchasing Kaspersky Labs software and Best Buy Co.'s removing their products from their shelves as an unrelated consequence of the Federal ban regarding their agencies. I have to raise some red flags regarding the article […]

todaySeptember 13, 2017 44

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 36

Business & Lifestyle

Letter To The Editor: Montgomery County Board faces potential cuts for Fiscal Year 2018

The tentative Montgomery County budget for fiscal year 2018 came in with a deficit of approximately $600,000 in the General Fund. The General Fund supports many of the offices and services citizens use everyday. The General Fund projected revenues for 2018 are $5.8 million, the same as 2010. While the County's revenues have been steadily declining or flat lined these past 8 years, the expenses have continued to increase. For many years the County has used money from the sale […]

todaySeptember 12, 2017 32

Business & Lifestyle

President Donald Trump signs $15.3 billion hurricane disaster relief, debt ceiling measure

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Friday signed a package to provide $15.25 billion for hurricane disaster relief and raise the debt limit, the White House press secretary said. Sarah Sanders posted on Twitter that the president signed the measure "providing much-needed support for storm survivors." The measure providing aid for hurricanes Harvey and Irma -- tied to a temporary debt ceiling extension deal between President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats -- passed the House by a vote of 316-90 earlier Friday. Included in […]

todaySeptember 8, 2017 18

Automotive News

Illinois Secretary of State issues consumer warning regarding flood-damaged vehicles from recent hurricanes

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White issued a warning Wednesday to consumers looking to purchase used vehicles to beware of flood-damaged vehicles resulting from flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey. While not mentioned in the press release, the warning is also applicable to the three active hurricanes set to hit the United States and Mexico this weekend and early next week -- Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Katia. As a protective measure for Illinois consumers, White has instructed […]

todaySeptember 6, 2017 15

Business & Lifestyle

Illinois Republicans: J.B. Pritzker and former governor Blagojevich used pay to play tactics, according to Chicago Tribune report

CHICAGO (Heartland Newsfeed) -- In a press release released today from the Illinois Republican Party, party spokesman Aaron DeGroot reveals a bombshell Chicago Tribune report regarding Democratic Party gubernatorial hopeful J.B. Pritzker's close ties to disgraced former governor Rod Blagojevich, revealing that Pritzker was involved in another pay-to-play scandal which involved the former governor. This was a follow-up to a previous bombshell report which was written in May. The report reveals that Pritzker and his wife wrote a campaign check in the amount of […]

todaySeptember 6, 2017 3

Business & Lifestyle

Libertarian Party denounces the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program

WASHINGTON (Libertarian Party) -- The Trump administration has announced that it will end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program commonly known as DACA. DACA protects immigrants who came to the US as children. Since it’s implementation, DACA has saved almost a million young immigrants from deportation and has allowed them to work legally in the US. Libertarian Party national chairman Nicholas Sarwark says, “This is a heartless move by the Trump Administration. The recipients of DACA did nothing wrong. In […]

todaySeptember 6, 2017 2

Business & Lifestyle

United Airlines won’t be fined for forcibly removing passenger from seat

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Federal officials won't fine United Airlines over an incident in April in which a passenger was forcibly removed from his seat after the airline oversold the flight, it was revealed Wednesday. The Department of Transportation conducted an investigation into the incident, which was caught on video, prompting a public relations problem for United Airlines, as well as a lawsuit from the passenger, David Dao, who settled with the airline for an undisclosed amount. Despite the backlash, the DOT […]

todaySeptember 6, 2017 4

Business & Lifestyle

Watchdog report: Social Security Administration paid $38 million to dead veterans

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The Social Security Administration paid out nearly $38 million to veterans that were already dead, according to an Inspector General report released last week. The Inspector General for the SSA found a systematic problem in which the SSA continues to send payments to veterans after they were listed as dead by the Veterans Administration. In other cases, the VA listed people as dead who were still alive. But the crux of the problem appears to be deaths that […]

todaySeptember 6, 2017 6

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