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December 31, 1998
VIA EDGAR
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth St., NW
Washington, DC 20549
RE: Heartland Group, Inc. (File Nos. No. 33-11371 and 811-4982); Rule
497(j) Certification
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of Heartland Group, Inc. (the "Registrant"), in lieu of filing under
paragraph (c) of Rule 497 with respect to the Prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information, each dated December 29, 1998, relating to the Heartland
Taxable Short Duration Municipal Fund that were included in Post-Effective
Amendment No. 37, in accordance with Rule 497(j), we hereby certify on behalf of
the Registrant that the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 would not
have differed from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 37, the most
recent amendment filed relating to the Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information, and that the text of such Post-Effective Amendment was filed
electronically on December 28, 1998.
Please call me at 414-289-3470 if you have any questions about this filing.
Sincerely,
H. Bernt von Ohlen
Associate Counsel
