A researcher from Vanderbilt University who’s studied presidential inaugural speeches spoke with Illinois State University students and staff Monday night about President Trump’s speech this past week.… MORE
A researcher from Vanderbilt University who’s studied presidential inaugural speeches spoke with Illinois State University students and staff Monday night about President Trump’s speech this past week.… MORE
Parts of a potential budget agreement in Springfield include a number of pro-business incentives, but business advocates say they’re no consolation for massive tax hikes. … MORE
A new report from the Illinois Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability shows that Illinois is the weakest link in the Midwest.… MORE
The head of the McLean County Republican Party will be among those in attendance when Donald Trump is sworn in as president on Friday. … MORE
As the sun rose over Bloomington, the candidates for mayor met over bacon and eggs to explain why they should be elected.… MORE
State Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) sees some “unbelievable challenges” ahead as the 100th General Assembly begins.… MORE
As the 100th General Assembly begins work, House Speaker Michael Madigan remains at the helm for the next term.… MORE
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is calling for Republican colleagues to work with Democrats on a bipartisan plan to improve the health care system, instead of simply repealing Obamacare.… MORE
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., recently met with President Barack Obama and looked back at his time in the White House.
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He almost never mentions him by name and now he won’t be attending the celebrations surrounding the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.
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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…