Reaction to Barack President Obama’s final State of the Union address is mostly split along party lines among Illinois’ congressional delegation.… MORE
Reaction to Barack President Obama’s final State of the Union address is mostly split along party lines among Illinois’ congressional delegation.… MORE
McLean County Board Chairman Matt Sorensen is resigning.… MORE
The following is an Op-Ed written by Gov. Bruce Rauner to mark his first year in office that was published by the State Journal-Register:… MORE
Even when you’re last in seniority, they still call you congressman.… MORE
McLean County Board Chairman Matt Sorensen has been indicted on federal charges accusing him of fraud.… MORE
The effort to allow the mayor of Chicago to be recalled has the support of Gov. Bruce Rauner.
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One Illinois congressman has written to the U.S. Secretary of State opposing any change to a recently passed law involving the Visa Waiver Program and people who traveled to Iran.… MORE
The protesters calling for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to resign won’t be taking a break on Christmas Eve.… MORE
State Sen. Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) said he doesn’t understand why House Speaker Michael Madigan missed last week’s budget meeting with the governor and other legislative leaders.… MORE
A general election face-off between incumbent U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Democratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-Hoffman Estates) is far from a sure thing.… 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…