The American Rescue Plan is already paying dividends, according to Illinois’ Senior Senator as President Joe Biden crosses 100-day’s in office.… MORE
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The American Rescue Plan is already paying dividends, according to Illinois’ Senior Senator as President Joe Biden crosses 100-day’s in office.… MORE
One of the Pritzker administration’s proposed budgetary nip-and-tucks is not going over well with retailers.… MORE
Depending on whom you believe, life would be easier if we were on Standard Time, or Daylight Saving Time, year-round.… MORE
What’s billed as a climate-friendly, consumer-friendly proposal is Gov. JB Pritzker’s “Consumers and Climate First Act,” promising a path to 100 percent clean energy by 2050 and greater accountability for Big Energy.… MORE
Most of the actors have changed recently, but it looks like the same movie to Illinois Republicans.… MORE
The top Illinois Senate Republican says Gov. JB Pritzker ought to authorize an independent mapmaking commission.… MORE
The fourth and final legislative “pillar” in the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus agenda is now law: equity in health care.… MORE
The release of those census numbers which show the state stands to lose a congressional seat has whetted the appetite of political Illinois to talk about the every-ten-years redistricting.… MORE
Bloomington’s incoming mayor said everyone in the community, not just Alderwoman Jenn Carrillo, should be held to a higher standard of civil discourse.… MORE
The Bloomington City Council is unified on the idea that utility companies should not turn off the lights or shut off gas for people struggling to pay their bills during the pandemic.… 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…