It’s time – past time, really – to get back to work. … MORE
Gov. Pritzker announces $40M workforce program
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It’s time – past time, really – to get back to work. … MORE
President Biden is holding meetings with key lawmakers on infrastructure talks in what Illinois” Senior Senator says could result in a bill in the matter of “days or weeks.”… MORE
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reminds people to get their annual flu shot.… MORE
Here’s a chance to tell your elected officials, “You’re Fired!” without waiting for the next election. … MORE
By HOI ABC NORMAL – Elected leaders have given final government approval for a Love’s truck stop and RV park in north Normal, and builders are also being allowed to put up a sign that’s much higher than permitted in the town’s code. The Normal Town Council approved plans to rezone 30.5 acres of farmland to…… MORE
Helping host U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) at a parking-lot vaccination clinic, Sangamon County Board of Health president Dr. Brian Miller said the pandemic could have been far worse once Delta arrived.… MORE
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Helping kick off a series of legislative hearings about nursing homes – eighteen months into the pandemic – State Rep. Mary Flowers (D-Chicago) hardly sounded a vote of confidence. “We need to encourage more seniors to stay in their homes,” said Flowers. “The assisted living facilities (are) not a safe…… MORE
Gov. JB Pritzker is signing a clean energy bill into law that he says makes Illinois a national leader.… MORE
Members of a bipartisan, bicameral rule-making panel in the Illinois General Assembly might be forgiven for sounding a little frustrated with the Illinois State Board of Education.… MORE
By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington’s ban on utility shutoffs will continue until October 1 following city council action Monday night. Aldermen voted unanimously to extend the moratorium a couple more weeks for people who are late paying their bills for water and other services because of pandemic-related financial hardships. Council member Tom Crumpler initially suggested…… 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…