A day after State Rep. Luis Arroyo (D-Chicago) faced bribery charges, State Sen. Terry Link (D-Vernon Hills) – the lawmaker who reportedly wore a wire against Arroyo – was not interested in answering to reporters.… MORE
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A day after State Rep. Luis Arroyo (D-Chicago) faced bribery charges, State Sen. Terry Link (D-Vernon Hills) – the lawmaker who reportedly wore a wire against Arroyo – was not interested in answering to reporters.… MORE
The Bloomington City Council is starting a public hearing process before deciding if recreational cannabis businesses should operate in the city.… MORE
Any idea this would be a quiet veto session disappeared before the chambers even gaveled in, with news that yet another state lawmaker is in trouble with the law.… MORE
Loyola University’s basketball success meant more than a little publicity for a nun.… MORE
A Bloomington Democrat has announced his candidacy for McLean County Circuit Clerk.… MORE
U.S Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Dunlap) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) agree ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s death makes the world a safer place.… MORE
McLean County Democrats are introducing a slate of candidates that will try to give the party a majority on the county board.… MORE
Connect Transit Board Chairman Mike McCurdy is standing by statements he made earlier this month to the Normal Town Council even though another board member said McCurdy provided the council with wrong information.… MORE
Illinois lawmakers must change state pension laws and allow for new taxes, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Wednesday.… MORE
Illinois could soon require CBD oil to be lab-tested, something not required elsewhere.… 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…