Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he would consider extending his emergency stay-at-home order past April 7 if there was an increase in hospital stays from the COVID-19 pandemic.… MORE
Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he would consider extending his emergency stay-at-home order past April 7 if there was an increase in hospital stays from the COVID-19 pandemic.… MORE
The Better Business Bureau is warning of a fresh spike in scams and rip-offs in the wake of the
coronavirus pandemic.… MORE
The U.S. Travel Association has released a dire forecast of the economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic.… MORE
There’s more out there than just Republicans and Democrats, as hard as they might try to squeeze out the “other” political parties.… MORE
Set to vote on an emergency ordinance Monday night, the Bloomington City Council meeting was canceled due to technical difficulties.… MORE
A number of small business owners struggling during the COVID-19 outbreak took part in a teleconference Monday to learn about federal disaster loans.… MORE
With tens of thousands of Illinoisans out of work, experts warn that people applying for unemployment benefits need to be patient.… MORE
The Normal Town Council approved an ordinance Monday night that grants emergency decision-making powers for Mayor Chris Koos and City Manager Pam Reece.… MORE
One state lawmaker wants the public to know more information when a school
administrator is fired, including how much it could cost taxpayers.
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People want to know – closing businesses, telling us to stay home – how can Gov. Pritzker do these things?… 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…