The budget struggle continues in Springfield and State Sen. Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) doesn’t believe the governor will settle for anything less than a balanced spending plan.… MORE
The budget struggle continues in Springfield and State Sen. Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) doesn’t believe the governor will settle for anything less than a balanced spending plan.… MORE
Republican 18th Congressional District candidate and State Sen. Darin LaHood (R-Peoria) is assuring voters he won’t misuse funds the same way Aaron Schock has been accused of.… MORE
The Rauner administration got a legal victory late last week when an appeals court ruled the comptroller’s office can continue to pay state workers even without a budget, but Gov. Bruce Rauner won’t say whether that might take some of the pressure off getting a deal done.… MORE
Reverend Corey Brooks, senior pastor at the New Beginnings Church in Chicago, has a track record of affecting positive change in his community.… MORE
Former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock has spent more $1 million out of his campaign fund on lawyers—and yes, that’s legal.… MORE
Among the many challenges under the silver dome of the state Capitol in Springfield is that of overhauling the state’s public pension system, which is underfunded by more than $100 billion.… MORE
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Channahon) believed the nuclear deal with Iran is a bad one.… MORE
Gov. Bruce Rauner gave about $400,000 to Republican legislators in May but close to one-third of those lawmakers haven’t cashed the checks, according to a published report.… MORE
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk has two words of advice for Donald Trump, and only one if he’s speaking Spanish.… MORE
A law that Illinois legislators pushed through on the final day of the spring session last year has come into play today since there’s no state budget.… 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…