Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the state’s most ambitious social controls yet in an effort to control the spread of the coronavirus. … MORE
Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the state’s most ambitious social controls yet in an effort to control the spread of the coronavirus. … MORE
To further prepare for COVID-19, Illinois Wesleyan University has extended spring break until March 22, then transitioning to distance learning methods.… MORE
Illinoisans again paid the highest total state and local tax burden in the nation. … MORE
A public finance watchdog said Illinois taxpayers could face greater pension pressure with the stock market in decline because of the state’s underfunded public employee pensions.… MORE
Some statehouse Republicans renewed their calls for the suspension of the state’s automatic voter registration program after reports of another problem sent elections officials scrambling to ensure the accuracy of voter rolls.… MORE
As fears over the spread of the coronavirus grow, Illinois’ retail and service sectors are preparing for already thin profit margins get thinner. … MORE
In a special meeting Wednesday night, the McLean County Board agreed to move two polling places in Normal due to concerns of spreading the coronavirus.… MORE
Just days before the Illinois primary, there’s news of another problem with “automatic voter registration” in the secretary of state’s office. … MORE
While lawmakers are working on crafting a budget that’s due in May, a credit rating agency said the governor’s proposed spending plan won’t reduce the state’s pension liabilities, even if voters approve a progressive income tax plan in November.… MORE
Sheriffs suing the state in federal court said they want to clarify who would be liable if an illegal immigrant released under the constraints of the Illinois Trust Act hurts someone.… 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…