Bloomington mayor Tari Renner said the city has made a lot of progress in his first term and added there are many challenges ahead as he has asked for a second term.… MORE
Bloomington mayor Tari Renner said the city has made a lot of progress in his first term and added there are many challenges ahead as he has asked for a second term.… MORE
State Sen. Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) has some confidence lawmakers will at least take a look at passing “necessary reforms” when they return for the fall veto session.… MORE
Budget, budget, budget — that’s a priority for both sides of the aisle in the Illinois Legislature this fall.… MORE
Donald Trump didn’t get much attention from his own party at their State Fair rally. But he got almost all of the attention from Democrats at theirs.… MORE
Illinois Republicans came to the Illinois State Fair to talk about party unity but instead faced a lot of questions about Donald Trump’s viability.… MORE
State Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) said it seems as if legislators aren’t feeling the same pressure they were earlier this summer.… MORE
The man who lost a primary race to House Speaker Michael Madigan is now filing charges against him.… MORE
A Republican strategist said it’s not easy being a vocal critic of the party’s nominee for president.… MORE
Congressional candidate David Gill is going to court in hopes of getting on the ballot.… MORE
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Channahon, has been one of presidential candidate Donald Trump’s toughest critics in the Republican Party.… 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…