Gov. Bruce Rauner has promised not to sign a temporary budget, and the Illinois House may well give him a chance to make good on his word today.… MORE
Gov. Bruce Rauner has promised not to sign a temporary budget, and the Illinois House may well give him a chance to make good on his word today.… MORE
A Cook County judge ruled Tuesday Illinois may not continue to pay state workers in full during an ongoing budget impasse.… MORE
One Illinois lawmaker says it’s not the same Governor Bruce Rauner talking about the budget now as it was a few months ago.… MORE
State Sen. Bill Brady is trying to assure state workers they will get their paychecks, one way or another, even though there are still no signs of a budget agreement anytime soon.… MORE
Whether state workers can or should be paid without a state budget seems to be a contentious point between the Attorney General and Comptroller.… MORE
With the Fourth of July close, I thought, “What makes us a great nation?”… MORE
An effort to pass a temporary one month budget bill at the statehouse has failed.… MORE
Where do the three Republicans looking to be the next 18th District Congressman stand on gay marriage? … MORE
A three-part solution to the state’s pension problems is being suggested by a tax advocacy group.… MORE
By fall, the months-long vacancy in the 18th Congressional District will be over. And the new Congressman may not be from Peoria, and he may not be a Republican.… 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…