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All American Rejects Tyson

Entertainment

The All-American Rejects set to storm the stage at DuQuoin State Fair

DuQUOIN (Heartland Newsfeed) -- MTV Video Music Award (VMA) winners and chart-toppers The All-American Rejects are set to play at the DuQuoin State Fair on Saturday, August 24, according to a news release Monday. The band known for hits as "Move Along", "Gives You Hell" and "Dirty Little Secret" won two MTV VMA awards for best group video in the 20-year history of the Stillwater, Okla.-based group. Their breakthrough self-titled album in 2001 launched them into the mainstream upon reaching […]

todayJuly 1, 2019 7

Dianne Pappas castration

Chicagoland Region

Democratic Rep. Dianne Pappas under fire for castration remark on abortion bill

ITASCA (Heartland Newsfeed) -- A Chicagoland area legislator is under fire following recent comments she made about abortion and the proposed House Bill 2495, penned the Reproductive Health Act. State Rep. Dianne Pappas (D-Itasca) has gone silent and has not returned repeated messages from regional outlets, including the DuPage Policy Journal, in the wake of a Wayne Township Republican trustee who revealed Pappas proposed "castration" to remedy the abortion issue as well as the bill, which could make Illinois home […]

todayApril 23, 2019 50

Illinois population

Commentary

OP-ED: Illinois population decline should be a wake-up call

Illinoisans have been hearing their state is shrinking for five years now. But new figures released Thursday say something they’ve never heard. From Walla Walla to Waco, there are 383 metropolitan statistical areas, or MSAs, across the country. Illinois is home base for 10 of them. From July 2017 to July 2018, all 10 shrank. That’s never happened before. And many other figures from the new release are disturbing. No other state in the lower 48 saw all of its […]

todayApril 18, 2019 7

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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

Litchfield pickers market

East Central Illinois Region

Litchfield Pickers Market kicks off fifth season Sunday

LITCHFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The fifth season of the Litchfield Pickers Market is set to kick off this Sunday, Apr. 14 and the organizers -- the Litchfield Office of Tourism and Prairie Pickers -- have been making preparations to kick off the 2019 season. Per usual, the open-air market specializes in antique, collectible, vintage and refurbished items and is the largest pickers market in central Illinois, located less than three miles off of Interstate 55 in the downtown portion of […]

todayApril 9, 2019 14

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

Illinois tax returns

Financial News

Illinois to start accepting tax returns Monday

SPRINGFIELD (Illinois News Network) -- The state of Illinois says it'll start processing tax returns on Monday, but it will be a while before you get your refund. If you file your Illinois taxes online, have your money deposited directly into your bank account and have an error-free tax return, you could see your refund in about a month. The Illinois Department of Revenue said it will start accepting tax returns Monday. The same day that the Internal Revenue Service will […]

todayJanuary 27, 2019 16

Democrats Illinois

Governmental Watchdogs

Democrats call for ban on assault weapons in Illinois

SPRINGFIELD (Illinois News Network) -- Illinois Democrats have introduced an ambitious gun control bill that would ban the sale or unregistered possession of dozens of firearms labeled as assault weapons. Sen. Julie Morrison (D-Deerfield) introduced Senate Bill 107 Wednesday, which would prohibit a range of rifles, pistols and shotguns and require every such weapon in the state to be registered with the Illinois State Police. Owners would pay a $25 fee for that registration. A person found in possession of one of the […]

todayJanuary 24, 2019 4

JB Pritzker

Business & Lifestyle

Pritzker orders immediate jobs study for emerging industries in Illinois

SPRINGFIELD (Illinois News Network) -- Illinois' new governor wants to have a road map, by April, of where Illinois needs to invest to grow jobs in new industries and maybe in new locations. Governor J.B. Pritzker said Illinois is the fifth largest economy in the country and needs to start acting like it. He used his second full day in office to order a jobs study that will look at where Illinois is making – and should be making – […]

todayJanuary 18, 2019 6

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