While there was no daily briefing with Governor Pritzker today there were still cases of COVID-19 reported in the state.… MORE
Category Archives: Coronavirus
It was opening night on Route 66 Friday
One of the few forms of entertainment permitted outside your house these days is the drive-in theater, and the one in Springfield was ready to go for its season opener Friday night.… MORE
COVID-19 cases reach 102 in McLean County
With the addition of three new cases of COVID-19, the McLean County Health Department announced the county total has now surpassed 100 total cases.… MORE
COVID cases in Illinois over sixty thousand
Illinois is up to 61,499 coronavirus cases and 2,628 deaths.… MORE
Two more test positive in Livingston County
Two more Livingston County residents have tested positive for COVID-19.… MORE
UPDATED: Second day in a row, McLean County no new cases
For the second day in a row, McLean County Health officials announce no new cases of COVID-19.… MORE
MCHD announces new cases of COVID-19, moving county total to 86
The McLean County Health Department announced a new case of COVID-19, moving the county total to 86 confirmed cases.… MORE
Governor Pritzker talks special delivery
Gov. JB Pritzker had what he considered good news at his coronavirus briefing – the 42nd in a row.… MORE
MCHD announces new cases of COVID-19, moving county total to 83
The McLean County Health Department announced only one new case of coronavirus (COVID-19) on Friday, moving the county total to 83.… MORE
141,000 people filed for unemployment benefits last week in Illinois
Fewer Illinoisans filed for unemployment last week, but the staggering numbers give additional insight into how the spread of COVID-19 is affecting the state’s economy.… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…