In case the governor’s listening, in case he’s not aware, Illinois Republicans have a message for him: please veto the maps.… MORE
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In case the governor’s listening, in case he’s not aware, Illinois Republicans have a message for him: please veto the maps.… MORE
The recreational cannabis market will soon expand to include more retailers.… MORE
By the end of Monday, Illinois could have new legislative maps to the governor’s desk. And superminority Republicans hope Gov. JB Pritzker, if he sees them, vetoes them.… MORE
With the redistricting debate taking up so much of the oxygen in Springfield, don’t forget about the state budget.… MORE
Reaction at the Capitol was swift Wednesday, following news of another indictment of somebody in former House Speaker Mike Madigan’s inner circle in the Commonwealth Edison investigation.… MORE
Among the things supermajority Democrats have done during the redistricting process which irritate Republicans is to hire an expert witness to bolster their case.… MORE
Illinois should join states around the nation opting out of extra federal unemployment benefits, at least that’s the word from one local lawmaker.… MORE
Not even three hours before redistricting hearings began, legislative Democrats proposed a new map to redistrict the Illinois Supreme Court. Only six of the seven districts are in play, as Cook County is its own district.… MORE
Republican lawmakers’ frustrations over the way supermajority Democrats are doing redistricting in Illinois continued into the first two hearings at the Capitol Tuesday.… MORE
If anything in the every-ten-years redistricting looks like the familiar playbook, State Rep. Dave Severin (R-Benton) says it’s this.… 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…