Illinois’ junior U.S. senator just wants somebody in the White House and in the Governor’s Mansion she can work with.… MORE
Illinois’ junior U.S. senator just wants somebody in the White House and in the Governor’s Mansion she can work with.… MORE
While former President Obama and rapper Common headline a Chicago Democratic rally Sunday, the Republican running for re-election as governor is downstate this weekend.… MORE
Republican candidate for State Comptroller, Darlene Senger, said incumbent Democrat Susana Mendoza can’t have it both ways.… MORE
Departing McLean County Board member Paul Segobiano is making good on his threat of jumping ship after losing last spring’s Democratic primary.… MORE
With Election Day just five days away voters will have many races and measures to decide especially in Bloomington.… MORE
It’s not often U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and President Trump agree. Revoking “birthright citizenship” is not an exception.… MORE
In their final face-to-face meeting, the major party candidates for the open Illinois Attorney General seat showcased different priorities, but said they would remain independent even after their campaigns were largely funded by the two rich men running for Illinois governor.… MORE
Rodney Davis’ re-election campaign for Congress pulled out all the stops Monday, bringing in one of the GOP’s biggest names to rally Davis’ supporters.… MORE
The candidates vying for the 13th Congressional District seat, covering much of the west and central parts of Bloomington-Normal, took each other to task Monday night for who’s donating to their respective campaigns.… MORE
Voters from around central Illinois are sounding off on the issues most important to them as they head to the polls in less than two weeks.… 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…