If you have medical insurance, obviously, you want to see a health care provider who is in-network.… MORE
Category Archives: Politics
State Libertarians want respect in upcoming primary election
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Libertarians want you to know they are still out there. But – except for a couple of Cook County races – they are missing from ballots in Illinois in next month’s primary. Bill Redpath, chair of the Libertarian Party of Illinois, says the main reason is Illinois’ prohibitive ballot…… MORE
Pritzker proposes over $2B in spending growth, backed by tax increases for corporations, sportsbooks
Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday proposed growing state spending by over $2 billion in the upcoming fiscal year while making a handful of corporate, sports wagering and other tax changes to pay for the increase. … MORE
Reaction pours in from Gov. Pritzker’s State of the State address
“Today we saw Gov. Pritzker introduce the largest budget in the history of the state of Illinois,” said State Rep. Norine Hammond (R-Macomb), Illinois House Republicans’ chief “budgeteer” in reaction to Wednesday’s State of the State and budget speech by Gov. JB Pritzker.… MORE
Top Republican in Springfield has advice for Gov. Pritzker: “Move away from your national stage”
A top Republican in Springfield has some advice for Gov. JB Pritzker, who Wednesday will ask for at least another $182 million for migrants.… MORE
Leader of Illinois Municipal League wants relief for small towns
The group which represents Illinois municipalities at the state Capitol is out with its legislative wish list for 2024, and some of the priorities are repeats.… MORE
Illinois Senate Republicans tired of tax dollars going to free health care for immigrants
Hundreds of millions of dollars for health care for undocumented immigrants in Illinois is not only out of control, it’s insane, said Illinois Senate Republicans at a Capitol news conference Thursday.… MORE
Two Illinois Republicans running for Congress visit Southern Border
Two Illinois Republicans, both competing in the March 19 primary, broadcast Monday afternoon from Eagle Pass, Texas, to call for completion of the border wall.… MORE
New U of I study suggest need for race improvement in the workplace
Race in the workplace. A new University of Illinois study suggests there’s room for improvement… MORE
Sen. Durbin on the attack on U.S. Soldiers: “It’s not just a war of words, it’s an actual war”
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) covered a lot of ground at his news conference in Springfield Monday… 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…