Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan says he has no plans to resign in the wake of allegations his political operation slow-walked an investigation of a staffer alleging sexual harassment by a supervisor.… MORE
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan says he has no plans to resign in the wake of allegations his political operation slow-walked an investigation of a staffer alleging sexual harassment by a supervisor.… MORE
Local activists gathered in Bloomington Tuesday in support of protecting those locally associated with DACA.… MORE
A high-ranking member of House Speaker Mike Madigan’s political organization has been fired after an investigation into sexual harassment allegations, Madigan said Monday.… MORE
While Illinois lawmakers continue work in Springfield, they’re gearing up for the 2018 election season, which may take some attention away from the important tasks at hand.… MORE
Backers of a ‘welcoming city’ ordinance for Bloomington have turned to social media to rally supporters of declaration aimed at protecting undocumented immigrants.… MORE
Illinois’ Republican Congressional delegation is condemning the views of Holocaust denier Arthur Jones, who’s the only Republican candidate running for the state’s Third Congressional District seat.… MORE
In recent weeks, Gov. Bruce Rauner’s re-election campaign has sought to make political hay over wiretapped conversations from 2008 between Democratic gubernatorial hopeful J.B. Pritzker and then-Governor Rod Blagojevich.… MORE
The Normal Town Council is backing a 20 year solid waste plan for McLean County, but the vote was not unanimous… MORE
The Bloomington City Council will not vote next Monday on a ‘welcoming city’ ordinance intended to protect undocumented immigrants from deportation.… MORE
Republican gubernatorial candidate Jeanne Ives’ new internet and social media ad is facing criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike.… 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…