Just a day after violence erupted in the nation’s capital, a Republican Congressman from Illinois calls for Congress to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove President Trump from office.… MORE
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Just a day after violence erupted in the nation’s capital, a Republican Congressman from Illinois calls for Congress to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove President Trump from office.… MORE
Thousands of violent protesters stormed the Capitol on Wednesday as Congress was in session to count the Electoral College vote confirming the 2020 election for President-elect Joe Biden.… MORE
Gov. JB Pritzker is calling on lawmakers in Washington D.C. to impeach and remove President Trump.… MORE
Gov. JB Pritzker campaigned on a promise that redistricting would be executed to reflect gender, racial, and geographic diversity. Illinois House Republicans say, here’s your chance.… MORE
Gov. Pritzker’s newest “senior advisor,” State Sen Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill), says his previous jobs on Senate staff will help him in his new role.… MORE
For the first time in almost eight months, that old gang is coming back to Springfield. After a four-day session in May, the Illinois House has scheduled lame-duck session days for at least Friday and Saturday.… MORE
People who want more solar and wind power in Illinois say there’s much to be done.… MORE
Illinois Senator Bill Brady announced his resignation — making it official at 11:59 p.m. on New Year’s Eve.… MORE
Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman says he has been approached concerning the upcoming appointment of the Illinois Senate seat left vacant by Republican Bill Brady.… MORE
There’s room for improvement – says one state lawmaker – in Illinois’ recreational marijuana program.… 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…