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Illinois lawmakers will send Gov. J.B. Pritzker a bill with the first round of changes to the nation’s first lawmaker-originated measure to legalize recreational cannabis.… MORE
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is expected to sign a measure to consolidate the state’s 649 suburban and downstate police and fire pension funds into two funds to maximize investment returns after the legislation passed the Senate on the final day of the fall veto session.… MORE
On the final day of fall session, both the House and Senate passed a last-minute package of ethics reforms. But a measure creating a task force to research what kinds of other ethics reforms are needed passed with minority Republicans opposing the move in the Senate.
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Another primary race is shaping up on the Democratic side for the McLean County Board.… MORE
What happened after the fall veto session ended probably overshadows anything that happened during it, as one of the so-called “Big Four” announced his retirement.… MORE
A local government panel believes recreational marijuana users in Bloomington should be able to smoke pot at dispensaries that sell the drug.… MORE
A day after Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot visited Springfield, lawmakers got to work on re-opening a casino bill which was signed into law in the spring.… MORE
An Illinois State University student will face McLean County Board Democrat George Gordon in next year’s primary.… MORE
Illinois lawmakers on both sides want to pass several ethics reforms in the wake of two state lawmakers facing federal charges and another involved in a federal kickback probe.… 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…