Comptroller Susana Mendoza says the state’s pile of unpaid bills is now shorter than $5 billion.… MORE
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Comptroller Susana Mendoza says the state’s pile of unpaid bills is now shorter than $5 billion.… MORE
Under President Joe Biden, Coronavirus vaccines could be distributed faster, according to U.S. Senator Dick Durbin.… MORE
A Normal Town Council member said she takes offense to suggestions from another council member that police were not prepared to handle the unrest that followed the death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis Police custody last spring.… MORE
The top Republican in the Illinois House has identified some people who, in his opinion, just don’t understand.… MORE
Gov. Pritzker is considering a bill the legislature has sent him to eliminate cash bail in Illinois in two years.… MORE
The City of Bloomington will recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day as a way to educate the community about the plight of Native Americans following a unanimous city council vote Monday night.… MORE
Gov. Pritzker bragged a little Monday when he helped open a new COVID vaccination site in Tinley Park, and a doctor talked up the need for everyone to get the vaccine when they can.… MORE
Sally Turner is now the newest member of the Illinois Senate after being appointed over the weekend by the Republican County Chairs of McLean, Logan, Menard, Sangamon and Tazewell Counties.… MORE
Some lawmakers in Springfield think they should move up the priority list to get the COVID-19 vaccine. But one local state Senator does not agree.… MORE
Abortion rights became an issue at Thursday night’s McLean County Board meeting as the board approved a lease agreement to rent space at a pregnancy center that discourages abortions.… 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…