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McSweeney files bill to repeal Illinois House’s permanent income tax hike

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed via Illinois Policy) -- One day after his chamber passed a 32% income tax hike on Illinoisans, state Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) filed a bill that would repeal that tax hike should it become law. The House passed Senate Bill 9 Sunday with fifteen Republicans voting in favor, which increases the personal income tax rate to 4.95% from 3.75% and hikes the corporate income tax to 7% from 5.25%, both considered an increase of 32%. McSweeney’s […]

todayJuly 4, 2017 2

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Phelps, Reis vote to hike taxes, Severin votes no

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- In a move that Republican leaders say cut off negotiations, the House passed a bill Sunday that nets $5.4 billion in revenue by raising income and corporate taxes and creates several new taxes on services. Rep. Brandon Phelps (D-Harrisburg) voted for the 33 percent tax hike and despite the Republican leaders’ opposition, fifteen House GOP members also voted to approve the measure, including Rep. David Reis (R-Olney) and Rep. Sara Wojcicki Jimenez (R-Leland Grove). Rep. Dave Severin […]

todayJuly 4, 2017 13

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Germany approves same-sex marriage

Danielle Haynes United Press International BERLIN (UPI) -- The German parliament on Friday passed legislation legalizing same-sex marriage after Chancellor Angela Merkel, who voted against the measure, encouraged her party to vote their conscience. Members of Germany's Bundestag voted 393-226 to pass the bill, and four people abstained. Merkel voted no, saying "For me marriage as defined by the law is the marriage of a man and a woman." But she encouraged her conservative Christian Democratic Party -- which has long opposed same-sex marriage […]

todayJune 30, 2017 20

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Illinois Conservation Foundation announces 2017 Conservation Achievement Scholarship winners

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) – The Illinois Conservation Foundation (ICF) today announced the selections of Patricia Calderon of Chicago and Jacob Handel of Sycamore as recipients of the 2017 Conservation Achievement Scholarships. Both high school seniors will receive $2,000 to apply to specified expenses at the two- or four-year college or university of their choice. "Through the Conservation Achievement Scholarship program, the ICF is able to recognize and reward the hard work on conservation stewardship and natural resources protection being done […]

todayJune 29, 2017 5

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College tuition has little link to state funding, analyst determines

College tuition tends to rise regardless of how much money the state puts toward education, a new study reveals. Tuition goes up no matter what state legislators do," analyst Preston Cooper wrote after studying tuition trends for the American Enterprise Institute. "Public colleges, with state boundaries insulating them from competition, and generous federal student aid programs at their disposal, charge as much as they can get away with. Changes in state funding are largely irrelevant." In Illinois, schools needs more […]

todayJune 29, 2017 2

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Important reminders to motorists regarding train safety

NOKOMIS (Heartland Newsfeed) -- With accidents happening so close to each other this past week in Raymond and east of Ohlman, with a third involving a 10-year-old boy on a bicycle in Decatur -- the unfortunate Rule of Threes regarding bad news -- it has become crucial to review tip from Operation Lifesaver regarding train safety. The following is information and tip provided by the program: Trains and cars don't mix. Never race a train to the crossing -- even […]

todayJune 24, 2017 7

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UPDATE: Matt Hughes stable after train collision

RAYMOND/SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Officials with the Illinois State Police are still investigating a major collision between a truck and train on Beelers Trail in Raymond. A family statement made Sunday morning, June 18, noted some positive news: Our family is overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support. Please understand that there are many false reports out there by people who say they are close to the family. We will post another update here when we have more news. Matt […]

todayJune 24, 2017 14

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Don’t discount safe driving this summer

WASHINGTON (NewsUSA) -- Summertime brings longer days and ideal driving conditions to much of the United States. However, summer weather can also lull drivers into a false sense of security, according to data from a survey conducted by Michelin. Approximately two-thirds of the drivers surveyed (67%) reported feeling safer while driving during the summer; their top reasons were better weather (81%) and better road conditions (83%). However, more car accidents occur during the summer months than at any other time of […]

todayJune 24, 2017 12

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Former Vanderbilt football player found guilty of rape

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A grand jury found a former Vanderbilt University football player of raping an unconscious female student in a teammate's dorm room back stemming from a 2013 incident in a Nashville courtroom Friday. The jury, after 15 hours of deliberations, found 23-year-old Brandon Banks guilty on charges of aggravated rape and aggravated sexual assault. The case against Banks stoked simmering concerns about sexual assault on college campuses by student-athletes. Sentencing will take place on August 18, where Banks […]

todayJune 24, 2017 24

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