By HOI ABC and CNN CHANNAHON – U.S. Representative Adam Kinzinger says he’s considering running for Illinois Governor or U.S. Senator next year, or even president in 2024. Kinzinger is 43 and weighing his political future after announcing last week he’s retiring from the House. However, Kinzinger is one of his party’s most vocal critics…… MORE
The twice-a-year changing of the clocks – as Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend, giving us an extra hour – would come to an end, if some Illinois lawmakers have their way.… MORE
As if there is a good time to be homeless, another pandemic winter is unlikely to help. … MORE
A Central Illinois Congressman is looking to tackle the student loan crisis through a new student loan tax benefit for employers.… MORE
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ looming leadership in clean energy is a story Gov Pritzker is eager to tell. On the eve of his departure to Europe, Pritzker touted an electric vehicle incentive package which passed the legislature last week. “We now have a robust toolkit to attract and support EV manufacturers and consumers,”…… MORE
By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – As Democrats from across the country continue to debate President Biden’s Build Back Better plan, a central Illinois Congressman says now is not the time to pass the massive bill as the nation faces mounting debt. U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Dunlap) told WJBC’s Scott Miller this is “not the time…… MORE
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The new congressional map is headed to the governor’s desk. Highlights, if you will, include sprawling, strangely shaped districts, potential primaries, and hard feelings. “The people will get the type of government that we have designed for them,” said State Rep. Ryan Spain (R-Peoria) late Tuesday. “A government that is…… MORE
The process of creating a new congressional map for Illinois – following the Census – is necessary, and it’s also a little ugly.… MORE
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Illinois is about to repeal the Parental Notice of Abortion act – seen as the last abortion restriction standing. The legislature finished it off late Wednesday night. The pro-life faction says parents and kids should have good relationships, and if they don’t, the kids can always go to court. Repeal…… MORE
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Disagreement over the covid vaccine bubbled up again … when the Illinois House Wednesday debated – and passed – a bill tightening a “Right of Conscience” act so you can’t use it to get out of your employer’s testing and vaccine requirements. Like other opponents, State Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville)…… 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…