A Republican state House member is calling on Gov. Bruce Rauner to step down.… MORE
A Republican state House member is calling on Gov. Bruce Rauner to step down.… MORE
Leaders from both sides of the aisle, even members inside the Republican Party, have differing opinions on Gov. Bruce Rauner’s State of the State speech.… MORE
Gov. Bruce Rauner says he’s planted the seeds of growth in Illinois but not everyone sees that.… MORE
A frequent critic of President Donald Trump said the president delivered a strong State of the Union address.… MORE
Emotions ran high late Tuesday when the McLean County Zoning Board of Appeals voted to endorse a proposed wind farm, to be spread across five townships in the northeastern part of the county.… MORE
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Peoria, said he expects infrastructure will be one of President Donald Trump’s key agenda items in his State of the Union address on Tuesday night.… MORE
Former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Americans have to learn to disagree with each other from a position of understanding, instead of contempt. Speaking at Illinois State University Friday night, Lynch said the current climate is polarized and ugly. … MORE
Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner indicates there might not be a national search to find the next city manager… MORE
State Rep. Dan Brady, R-Bloomington, said there are some good things going on in Springfield that he hopes Gov. Bruce Rauner will highlight in his State of the State address next week.… MORE
Reducing the cost for solid waste pick-up in Bloomington is one of the most talked-about ways to close a nearly three million dollar shortfall in upcoming budget.… 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…