Illinois’ current stop-gap budget expires in a few weeks and a Central Illinois lawmaker is appalled by what he considers a lack of urgency.… MORE
Illinois’ current stop-gap budget expires in a few weeks and a Central Illinois lawmaker is appalled by what he considers a lack of urgency.… MORE
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin offered a sendoff to his Junior Senator Republican colleague Thursday.… MORE
A lame-duck session has outgoing lawmakers voting on measures with simple majorities necessary to pass a bill, something that can happen following a scheduled veto session and before the next session of lawmakers takes the oath in January. … MORE
President-elect Donald Trump’s tweet suggesting that flag burners lose their citizenship or be thrown in jail went viral.… MORE
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said its ‘highly likely’ a recount of the presidential election will change the outcome, but if Green Party candidate Jill Stein is willing to put up the money, where’s the harm?… MORE
Monday was the final day for candidates to file nominating petitions for Bloomington City Council and mayor.… MORE
While you likely weren’t able to vote for or against House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, unless you live in District 22, your district’s state House lawmaker will soon will vote on whether Madigan remains at the helm.… MORE
Illinois lawmakers spent about 48 hours in Springfield this week — all on their own dime — and a growing number of them aren’t happy about it.… MORE
The latest candidate for Bloomington Mayor is calling his opponent Diana Hauman a racist.… MORE
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin won’t be swapping Capitol Hill for the Statehouse anytime soon.… 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…