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Litchfield ponders 12-year extension of TIF District 1

LITCHFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- With four years remaining on the current tax increment fund (TIF) in District 1, the City of Litchfield presented their case to fellow taxing bodies as to why this district needs extended for an additional 12 years during an informational hearing which took place at the Litchfield Community Center on Wednesday, Feb. 21. "TIF districts address private investment in areas where private investment is not occurring," according to Mike Weber from St. Louis-based PGAV Planners during […]

todayFebruary 27, 2018 113

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House bill would require referendum before local tax hikes

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Local lawmakers in the Illinois General Assembly could be prevented from passing tax hikes without voter permission. With passage, the state's voters will have to vote on a referendum as to whether or not tax hikes should be passed. Following years of continued abuse by state and local governments in the form of tax hikes, Illinois have realized their entitlement to vote with their feet, according to a report from the Illinois Policy Institute think tank.   […]

todayFebruary 4, 2018 34

Capital Area Region

Rauner delivers State of the State address amidst political and fiscal turmoil

Updated February 1, 2018 at 7:30 PM SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- With government teeming in political and fiscal turmoil in a contentious election year, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner presented his State of the State address before the Illinois General Assembly Wednesday afternoon in a speech lasting slightly over 30 minutes. Rauner addressed the Illinois National Guard and military personnel from the Federal military forces at the beginning of his speech and thanked them for their service, which was met with […]

todayFebruary 1, 2018 36

Capital Area Region

Rotheimer questions sexual harassment report in email to state representative

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- A victims rights advocate whose allegations of sexual harassment against a state senator have been all but dismissed by the state's legislative inspector general had a lot of questions today for a state representative about an alleged lack of public scrutiny and due process. Mothers on a Mission to Stop Violence founder Denise Rotheimer wanted to know why the redacted report released this month by Julie Porter, the Illinois General Assembly's legislative inspector general, concentrated only […]

todayJanuary 30, 2018 110

Chicagoland Region

McConchie discusses marijuana possession at joint hearing on cannabis legislation

CHICAGO (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) discussed racial bias and cannabis in joint legislative committee hearings Monday. In a nearly five-hour hearing involving the House & Senate Appropriations - Public Safety Committee, Mental Health Committee and Health & Healthcare Disparities Committee, Sen. McConchie and other legislators within the Illinois General Assembly discussed the full legalization of marijuana by passing pending legislation on the floor via House Bill 2353 and Senate Bill 316. The first panel of witnesses […]

todayJanuary 24, 2018 39

Business & Lifestyle

Filing season for Illinois state tax returns begins next week

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDoR) will start accepting state individual income tax returns for the 2017 tax year beginning next Monday, January 29, the same day the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) accepts Federal income tax returns. IDoR is reminding taxpayers to file returns electronically and request direct deposit, as it's still the fastest and most secure way to receive a refund, as they continue to focus on protecting taxpayers and the state government against fraud. […]

todayJanuary 22, 2018 37

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Skillicorn joins call to legalize hemp production

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- State Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) has joined the growing ranks of those publicly advocating for the legalization of industrial hemp in Illinois. “What is the drawback to industrial hemp production,” Skillicorn said. “This was a very popular cash crop during World War II for industrial purposes. Since neighboring state Kentucky legalized industrial hemp, farmers in that state have yet another successful product to produce.” The issue of legalization has long been debated in Illinois, with […]

todayJanuary 22, 2018 90

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BERG: Hold on to your wallets, Springfield back in session for 2018

State lawmakers will start returning to their perches in Springfield Jan. 23. What can Illinoisans expect? 2017 left a bad taste in the mouths of many. The year began with an impasse and ended in a torrent of treacherous policy choices. In exchange for waiting out a historic budget logjam, Illinoisans were rewarded with the largest permanent income tax hike in the Land of Lincoln’s history. And state lawmakers couldn’t even balance the budget with that extra money, as they […]

todayJanuary 22, 2018 77

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Federal grant application by Carlinville was for regional water “commission”

CARLINVILLE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- A recent investigation from the Edgar County Watchdogs, in their ongoing battle with the City of Carlinville, has revealed the City's 2016 grant application for Federal funding of a project on behalf of the Illinois Department of Agriculture. As discovered by ECWd's John Kraft, the intent and purpose of the grant was for "a preliminary engineering report to evaluate options" for development of a viable water supply, treatment and transmission system to serve a regional water […]

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