A panel of senators Friday took time to hear about some of the governor’s money-saving proposals. One idea, says budget director Alexis Sturm, is an early end to one benefit.… MORE
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A panel of senators Friday took time to hear about some of the governor’s money-saving proposals. One idea, says budget director Alexis Sturm, is an early end to one benefit.… MORE
Up, up, and away? Not so fast.… MORE
Illinois Republicans say they do not trust the supermajority Democrats to do a fair job of redrawing legislative maps.… MORE
The Town of Normal has received the bill for a Chicago-area law firm to investigate an elected official’s discrimination claims against the mayor and city manager.… MORE
Illinois’ top election official, ensnared in a computer misadventure, is retiring.… MORE
As thousands of unaccompanied children arrive at the southern border, Illinois’ Senior Senator says the problem is “serious” and “heartbreaking.”… MORE
A Bloomington alderman says it’s too soon for utility companies to turn off the lights or the gas for customers unable to pay their bills.… MORE
Bloomington Alderwoman Jenn Carrillo has received a formal rebuke from the city council, but she’s standing by controversial remarks she said on election night that earned her the censure.… MORE
The group which represents the cities, towns, and villages of Illinois is out with its 2021 wish list. And the priorities, says Illinois Municipal League executive director Brad Cole, are pretty much the same as in the past few years. … MORE
A special meeting is set for Monday as the Bloomington City Council considers a formal reprimand of Alderwoman Jenn Carrillo for berating two incoming council members on social media.… 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…