Primary care advocates said Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s executive order on telehealth services will help protect people in Illinois and slow the spread of COVID-19.… MORE
Primary care advocates said Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s executive order on telehealth services will help protect people in Illinois and slow the spread of COVID-19.… MORE
Governor J.B. Pritzker addressed the state yet again Saturday as cases of COVID-19 continue to increase.… MORE
Illinois Govoner JB Pritzker announced another Illinois resident has died from COVID-19.… MORE
With the first case of COVID-19 in McLean County, Bloomington officials stand at the ready to enact a local emergency ordinance at its city council meeting on Monday, March 23.… MORE
The clock is ticking for Illinois lawmakers to put a proposal on the November ballot asking voters to approve a change to how legislative maps are drawn, but session days continue to be canceled amid a viral pandemic.… MORE
Bridgestone Americas announced a temporary phased shutdown at all its manufacturing facilities in North America and Latin America Thursday.… MORE
Normal Mayor Chris Koos and City Manager Pam Reece would be granted emergency decision-making powers under a proposed ordinance to be presented to the town council at a special meeting Monday night.… MORE
In the wake of a government-ordered shutdown of much of the economy over concerns of spreading COVID-19, residents are likely experiencing delays buying guns as stores wait for Illinois State Police to process background checks.… MORE
More than 60,000 Illinoisans have applied for unemployment benefits in the past three days.… MORE
With the economy headed downhill because of coronavirus, there is a new voice against the proposed graduated income tax. A group called the Illinois Business Alliance says the proposed constitutional amendment should be pulled from the November ballot. … 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…