McAfee announces bid for presidential race in 2020
LEXINGTON, Tenn. (Heartland Newsfeed) — With much speculation about the 2020 presidential race, a former candidate has once again tossed his name in the ring for top elected office in the nation. John McAfee Well-known cryptocurrency enthusiast and information security legend John McAfee, who started his race for the presidency in 2016 under the More...
House Deputy Majority Leader Lou Lang resigns from leadership roles amid harassment probe
SPRINGFIELD (Illinois News Network) — A high-ranking Democrat resigned from several leadership positions Thursday after being publicly accused of harassment, inappropriate behavior and retaliation by a former More...
New Hampshire principal drops “F” bomb on Gov. Sununu
CONCORD, N.H. (Heartland Newsfeed) — On Monday, John Shea, incoming principal of Somersworth High School gave an “F” rating to Gov. Chris Sununu (R-New Hampshire) in an op-ed to Sea Coast Media More...
Madigan calls for investigation after fresh accusations of retaliation from Chicago Democrat
SPRINGFIELD (Illinois News Network) — House Speaker Michael Madigan has asked the Legislative Inspector General to investigate claims from a Chicago Democrat who said she felt pressured to quit her part-time More...
Romney fails to win Republican nomination for Senate, heads to primary in June
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) — Mitt Romney’s restart of his political career hit a roadblock Saturday. The 2012 Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts governor failed to win the Utah Republican More...
VIDEO: Libertarian Kash Jackson discusses his gubernatorial campaign on Chicago’s AM 560 The Answer
CHICAGO (Heartland Newsfeed) — Kash Jackson, the Libertarian candidate for Illinois governor, made an appearance on AM 560 The Answer’s Chicago Morning Answer program with hosts Dan Proft and Amy Jacobson More...
Ives and Skillicorn blame Rauner for the shrinking net worth of Illinois
SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) — While the blame game is well underway between Democrats and Republicans, both in the Illinois General Assembly and in the gubernatorial race, Republicans are taking the More...
Judge allows lawsuit accusing Madigan of running ‘sham candidates’ to go forward
CHICAGO (Illinois News Network) — A Federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit accusing House Speaker Michael Madigan of running “sham candidates” in a 2016 election can move forward. U.S. District More...
Could elections in Illinois benefit from a change in how we vote?
SPRINGFIELD (Illinois News Network) — Fair Vote, a non-partisan election reform group, advocates for a move to ranked-choice voting. Under the system, voters have the ability to rank as many candidates as More...
After narrow primary defeat, Ives supporters mixed on whether they’ll support Rauner in November
SPRINGFIELD (Illinois News Network) — After Gov. Bruce Rauner narrowly defeated challenger Jeanne Ives in the primary for Illinois’ Republican candidate for governor, the question is now whether the first-term More...
