In the 13th Congressional District it was a narrow victory for Incumbent Republican Rodney Davis who inched by Democratic challenger Betsy Dirksen Londrigan.… MORE
In the 13th Congressional District it was a narrow victory for Incumbent Republican Rodney Davis who inched by Democratic challenger Betsy Dirksen Londrigan.… MORE
Post election day there is plenty of talk across Illinois with Democrats sweeping the major statewide elections.… MORE
Voters in Illinois showed up yesterday in a way that they hadn’t since they were voting for Jim Edgar’s first term.… MORE
Of the four Illinois Congressional Republicans seen as vulnerable, the two Downstaters won.… MORE
Democrats prevailed in a number of races on the state and local levels in Tuesday’s midterm election.… MORE
Normal Town Council members took the first step Monday night toward relocating a fire station across Veteran’s Parkway to a residential area on Normal’s northeast side, despite objections from some homeowners there.… MORE
The Democratic candidate trying to unseat Republican Cong. Rodney Davis in the 13th District said she’s not ready to back House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s bid to again become Speaker of the House.… MORE
The new chairwoman of a committee designed to hold state lawmakers accountable for wrongdoing said she expects a new legislative inspector general to be approved by lawmakers this month.… MORE
Illinois Republicans are ramping up the efforts for Tuesday’s midterm election, especially for Attorney General candidate Erika Harold.… MORE
After a big jump in property taxes this year, the Town of Normal is trying to provide some relief despite continuing pressure to fund pension plans for police and firefighters.… 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…