If former Gov. Pat Quinn is looking for a rematch with Gov. Bruce Rauner in 2018, history isn’t on his side.… MORE
If former Gov. Pat Quinn is looking for a rematch with Gov. Bruce Rauner in 2018, history isn’t on his side.… MORE
Illinois is known for the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates. State Sen. Jason Barickman, R-Bloomington, suggests such a format could be the solution to the state’s months-long budget showdown.… MORE
Donald Trump appears at a campaign rally in Springfield next week – is that enough to silence his critics that say he has no ground game in Illinois?… MORE
Illinois is now in its fifth month without a budget.… MORE
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood said he’s glad to see Congress pass a budget, but he’s not happy with how it happened and what’s inside.… MORE
New U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood says a full vote comes Thursday on the next speaker of the House, and LaHood said Paul Ryan is the best man for the job.… MORE
Spending by lobbyists in Illinois in 2015 has already surpassed what the same groups spent in all of last year.
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With a state budget seemingly nowhere close to being passed, why aren’t lawmakers in Springfield more often trying to find a solution?… MORE
A new survey released by the right-leaning Illinois Policy Action puts the Illinois General Assembly’s approval rating at 9.8 percent. … MORE
Gov. Bruce Rauner is responding to some Republicans who’ve disagreed with his approach.… 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…