The Democratic-dominated Illinois House, with the help of some Republicans, voted to override Governor Rauner’s veto of a budget and income tax increase.… MORE
The Democratic-dominated Illinois House, with the help of some Republicans, voted to override Governor Rauner’s veto of a budget and income tax increase.… MORE
A third candidate has joined the field of Democrats seeking to unseat three-term U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Taylorville, in 2018.… MORE
State Sen. Bill Brady on Bloomington has been chosen the Senate’s Republican leader as Illinois lawmakers approach a midnight deadline to end a two-year budget impasse.… MORE
Illinois Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno has announced her resignation effective Saturday, saying the start of the new fiscal year seems like a natural break for her to leave office and focus more on her personal life.… MORE
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Channahon, said the recent shooting of a fellow congressman is proof that political discourse in the United States has to improve.… MORE
Setting aside all the political strife over health care and Russia, Central Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis is part of a bipartisan task force to combat heroin addiction.… MORE
Illinois lawmakers haven’t offered many signs of hope that they’ll agree on a budget, but Bloomington State Rep. Dan Brady sees some reason for optimism for a deal on worker compensation reform.… MORE
The mayors of Bloomington and Normal head to Miami Beach this weekend for the first U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting since President Trump announced the federal government would break away from the international agreement to fight climate change.… MORE
With local school fiscal years ending June 30, many administrators are making alternative plans to make their budgets work in the fear the state won’t pull through with their required funding.… MORE
Illinois’ U.S. Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin have joined in a lawsuit against President Donald Trump alleging that he has violated the so-called emoluments clause of the Constitution by accepting gifts from foreign interests without Congressional approval.… 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…