Members of Congress are mostly back in their districts without a funding deal to battle the Zika virus threat. … MORE
Members of Congress are mostly back in their districts without a funding deal to battle the Zika virus threat. … MORE
An argument is brewing over how Illinois’ small businesses would fare under a progressive tax.… MORE
A recent poll shows a majority of Republican voters say the candidate with the most delegates should get the party’s nomination for president.… MORE
A leading Illinois House Democrat wants to increase taxes in Illinois by $1.9 billion by ushering in a graduated income tax.… MORE
More than 40 high school students from across Central Illinois joined state Sen. Jason Barickman, R-Bloomington, in Springfield this week for a day-long workshop to learn about state government.… MORE
A fiscal year 2016 state budget?… MORE
A bipartisan group of state lawmakers agreed there is a path toward a budget deal before the next fiscal year begins.… MORE
Bernie Sanders has been closing in on Hillary Clinton’s lead in delegates in the Democratic presidential race by winning eight of the last nine contests, but a political expert said his Sanders’ biggest obstacle remains his own party.… MORE
Are Illinois Supreme Court justices overpaid?… MORE
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) met with Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland Wednesday. … 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…