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Robert Kraft

Judicial Watch

Florida prosecutors plan to release video in Robert Kraft solicitation case

JUPITER, Fla. (UPI) -- South Florida prosecutors said they plan to release video evidence of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft at a day spa -- images his lawyers described as pornographic. The office of Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg said it will publicly release the video of Kraft and 24 other men accused of paying for sex at the spa. Kraft, 77, is accused of soliciting a prostitute on at least two occasions at a massage parlor in […]

todayApril 18, 2019 7

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

U.S. Cuba

National

U.S. limits how much money Americans can send to Cuba

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The United States is restricting travel to Cuba and how much money Americans can send to family members in the Caribbean nation, national security adviser John Bolton said Wednesday. The announcement, made at a Bay of Pigs Veterans Association event in Miami, is a reversal of President Barack Obama's attempts to loosen restrictions and normalize relations with Cuba. Under the new policy, Americans may send up to $1,000 per person every three months. Under the Obama administration, […]

todayApril 17, 2019 4

Democrat Republican political parties

Commentary

The critical failure of political parties

However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion. – George Washington We as Americans often look back to our Founding Fathers for guidance when grappling with […]

todayApril 16, 2019 18

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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

Kambium Buckner Kam Buckner DUI

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

Hinsdale

Chicagoland Region

Police report: Hinsdale District 86 board member threatens relative of business owner over “Vote No” referendum signs

DARIEN (Heartland Newsfeed) -- A Hinsdale Township High School district vice president may be facing legal action following harassment of a local business owner's relative over signs placed in his yard. The relative, who requested anonymity for fear of retaliation and repercussions against the family and business, recalled the incident on social media. The official in question is Kevin Camden, the district's current vice president, who harassed the anonymous individual over signs placed on his property, citing opposition to a […]

todayApril 1, 2019 8

Joe Biden Lucy Flores

Decision 2020

LUCY FLORES: Former VP Biden denies ever ‘acting inappropriately,’ will listen to allegation

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Joe Biden responded to accusations of inappropriate touching on Sunday, saying he didn't believe he had "acted inappropriately" but would listen to suggestions that he had. Biden issued a statement responding to a piece former Nevada assemblywoman Lucy Flores in New York magazine's The Cut on Friday in which she said Biden approached her from behind, grabbed her shoulders, leaned in and "inhaled my hair," then kissed her on the back of the head while she was […]

todayMarch 31, 2019 10

Illinois voter tax credit

Capital Area Region

Illinois lawmaker proposes voter tax credit

SPRINGFIELD (Illinois News Network) -- An Illinois lawmaker is proposing a $25 tax credit for voters. Freshman state Senator Ram Villivalam (D-Chicago) has introduced legislation that would give a $25 state tax credit for anyone who votes in a general election. He says it’s been tried elsewhere and found to increase turnout. “We need more people to participate in our democracy,” Villivalam said. “That’s what this legislation aims to do.” He discounted the notion that a tax credit for voting was akin to a […]

todayMarch 25, 2019 13

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