Like some other high-profile Illinois Republicans, U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger is still not sold on Donald Trump. But he said he’s coming around.… MORE
Like some other high-profile Illinois Republicans, U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger is still not sold on Donald Trump. But he said he’s coming around.… MORE
Now that Donald Trump is the official Republican nominee for president, State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Champaign) said he has to lay out the right plan for America.… MORE
The head of the Republican Party in McLean County, Chuck Erickson, said reports of discord in the GOP are greatly exaggerated.… MORE
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Taylorville, believes presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is off to a good start this convention week with his running mate choice, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence.… MORE
Some Democrats on the McLean County Board say politics unfairly dictated who got the plum assignments to committee leadership positions.… MORE
A victory, but not an all clear for former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock. … MORE
McLean County Board Chairman John McIntyre quoted Charles Dickens in summing up the first six months of the year for the county.… MORE
Any chance that the “never Trump” crowd had to foil the presumptive Republican presidential nominee’s plans has come and gone, but not without some controversy.… MORE
Expect to see TV ads promoting the citizen initiative to remove politicians from the legislative map-making process. … MORE
U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth’s Senate campaign warchest has more than doubled in size in a mere three months.
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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…