The man who’s raised less than $15,000 for his run at Aaron Schock’s old 18th Congressional District seat came out swinging against the man who’s raised more than $1 million, in the first of two debates before next month’s special election.… MORE
The man who’s raised less than $15,000 for his run at Aaron Schock’s old 18th Congressional District seat came out swinging against the man who’s raised more than $1 million, in the first of two debates before next month’s special election.… MORE
Attorneys asking the state to comply with an order to pay for services for the developmentally disabled say the comptroller’s office is lying about having a shortage of cash.… MORE
Out of the governor’s office for the first time in twelve years, and holding only one of the two U.S. Senate seats from Illinois, you’d think Illinois Democrats would have little to celebrate.… MORE
A potential Democratic candidate in the U.S. Senate race isn’t shy about criticizing members of his own party, including U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.).… MORE
The governor’s office no-showed a revenue hearing, supposedly because it took place in Chicago.… MORE
Bloomington doctor David Gill says he has the cure for the nation’s woes, if voters will give him a chance.… MORE
State Sen. Darin Lahood (R-Peoria) called it ‘ridiculous’ that Illinois still doesn’t have a budget nearly two months after the last budget expired.… MORE
Democratic candidate for Senate Tammy Duckworth stopped in Bloomington Sunday to meet with the county’s Democratic Party leaders.… MORE
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) has voiced his support for the nuclear deal President Obama has proposed with Iran, but the rest of Congress still needs to give approval.… MORE
Gov. Bruce Rauner has scaled back what he’s asking the legislature to consider from his agenda to three bills.… 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…