By WMBD-TV ILLINOIS – Four years after the last census, almost a dozen small communities in the Midwest are going to be counted again in hopes of getting a new grocery store or more state funding to build roads, fire stations and parks. Eleven small cities in Illinois and Iowa are the only municipalities so…… MORE
Authorities confirmed that the body found floating in the Illinois River weeks ago was identified as missing Illinois State University student Jelani Day.… MORE
Harvey Weinstein was convicted Monday at his sexual assault trial, sealing his dizzying fall from powerful Hollywood studio boss to archvillain of the #MeToo movement.… MORE
Expect the Democrats’ drive to remove President Trump from office to pick up steam this week, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said in Springfield Sunday.… MORE
Illinois’ voice in the vetting of President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee is siding with the protesters being ushered out of the hearing.… MORE
A former chairman of the Illinois Republican Party is calling out President Trump for taking Putin’s side on election meddling.… MORE
By RFD Radio Network CHICAGO – U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said he personally heard President Trump utter things that were “hate-filled, vile and racist” during bipartisan immigration talks. Durbin (D-Ill.) also said the Commander in Chief isn’t being truthful when he denies using an expletive to describe Haiti and African nations. “I cannot believe that in…… MORE
As college students enter the end of semester, their holiday giving list might be limited because of high textbook expenses.… MORE
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, a former federal prosecutor, said the grand jury listening to witnesses in the federal probe into the Donald Trump campaign and Russia needs to be used appropriately.… MORE
Some Illinois’ Republican congress members say GOP voters should be angry if there’s no Obamacare repeal and replace.… MORE
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.” …
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…
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…
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…