There’s some progress to report in the work of the special committee investigating Commonwealth Edison and House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago).… MORE
Category Archives: Coronavirus
Donation aims to keep McLean County businesses safe from COVID-19
Businesses in McLean County wanting to be COVID-compliant won’t have to go far to find protect face coverings.… MORE
COVID-19 memorial service held in Springfield
Illinoisans need each other, and Illinoisans are watching out for each other, Gov. JB Pritzker said Wednesday night in a Springfield church during an interfaith memorial for state residents whose deaths are attributed to coronavirus.… MORE
Town of Normal announces COVID-19 housing assistance program
Qualifying residents in Normal can now apply for housing assistance if they have had income or job loss due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.… MORE
Normal Town Council votes to extend emergency ordinances
Wednesday, the Normal Town Council voted to extend both emergency COVID-19 orders until Jan. 1.… MORE
Should you get a flu shot during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Even with the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, a Bloomington Doctor encourages everyone to get the flu shot this year.… MORE
Peoria Civic Center could close without local of federal help
The Peoria Civic Center could close for good in 60 days if they don’t receive local or federal funding.… MORE
McLean County Health Dept. advocates for more contact tracers
McLean County has seen such a surge in cases, its contract tracers are no longer able to keep up.… MORE
Illinois State University to adapt U. of I. testing
While Coronavirus cases continue to rise at Illinois State University, the campus will soon get a helping hand from a neighbor 53 miles from campus.… MORE
Even with no state fair, projects are still underway
Even with no Illinois State Fair in 2020, fair manager Kevin Gordon says there’s still work to do at the fairgrounds in Springfield.… 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…