The impasse between the Governor and American Federals of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) will not come to a quick end. … MORE
Category Archives: Politics
Durbin honors Mikva on Senate floor
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., offered a tribute to a fixture in Illinois and national politics, Abner Mikva, who died Monday at the age of 90.… MORE
LaHood upset Clinton won’t face prosecution in email case
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Peoria, is expressing disappointment in the announcements from FBI Director James Comey and Attorney General Loretta Lynch that former Secretary of State and presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton won;t be charged over her use of personal email to handle classified information.… MORE
UPDATED: Illinois lawmakers pass stopgap budget
Illinois legislators have approved a stopgap budget for the state and Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed it into law.… MORE
UPDATED: Lawmakers adjourn, will return to work Thursday
Illinois lawmakers have been in a holding pattern while waiting for the state’s political leaders to hammer out a stopgap state budget. … MORE
Rauner: Lawmakers still debating stopgap budget, education funding
Gov. Bruce Rauner spoke in Springfield Monday morning about the need to pass a stopgap budget and education funding by the end of the month.… MORE
Illinois lawmakers close to stopgap budget deal
A deal is close for a stopgap measure to fund government operations through January and a full school year, but reforms to grow the economy are still elusive.… MORE
Former Illinois congressional candidate Flynn dies
A conservative blogger who ran for Congress in Central Illinois last year has died.… MORE
Barickman: ‘Travesty’ social service programs shutting down
State Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) called it a “travesty” social service providers in Illinois have began cutting programs or even shutting down completely.… MORE
6 in 10 Illinois legislative races will be uncontested in November
More than 60 percent of races for Illinois’ Statehouse will be uncontested in the November election.… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
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.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
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…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
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…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
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…