If there’s a compromise to be reached on the budget stalemate, Republican leaders says it’s up to Democrats to offer concessions.… MORE
If there’s a compromise to be reached on the budget stalemate, Republican leaders says it’s up to Democrats to offer concessions.… MORE
Illinois criminal justice advocates are backing a federal bill which could reduce sentences for drug crimes for both new offenses and for those already behind bars. … MORE
A member of the Peoria City Council gets the chance to move to the Illinois Senate.… MORE
By the time Illinois voters get to weigh in on the presidential race, one Republican strategist expects Donald Trump won’t be on the ballot.… MORE
Can being associated with Gov. Bruce Rauner spell doom for one Republican on next year’s ballot? … MORE
A Republican presidential candidate tried to play up his moderate credentials during a campaign visit in Chicago.… MORE
A Democratic presidential hopeful uses a speech at the University of Chicago to appeal to an infamously fickle group of voters: young people.… MORE
Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) has the support of a group of students at Illinois State University.… MORE
A pair of spending bills advanced in the Illinois House Thursday, though neither reached the final passage stage.… MORE
A lawyer who has worked for House Speaker Michael Madigan and the Illinois Democratic Party dominates a panel discussion on changing the redistricting process.… 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…