The Illinois legislature could have something to show for the 2023 fall veto session: allowing new nuclear power facilities again after a 36-year moratorium. … MORE
Category Archives: State Election News
Legislative staff unionization bill passes House
That legislative staff unionization bill has passed the House. The vote came a day after a committee approved the bill Tuesday, the first day of veto session. … MORE
Bill proposed in Springfield allows legislative staffers to form a union
Illinois legislative staffers would be allowed to form a union… if a bill that’s passed a House committee becomes law. … MORE
Illinois celebrating book bans during Banned Books Week
The first state to ban book bans is celebrating Banned Books Week. … MORE
Wednesday marks Governor’s Day at the Illinois State Fair
The Governor’s Day brunch at the BOS Center Wednesday morning was a Democratic love fest.… MORE
Gov. Pritzker for President?
Gov. JB Pritzker’s growing national profile is doing little to quell speculation he has his eye on the White House in 2028.… MORE
Gov. Pritzker announces more measures aimed at keeping abortions safe
Continuing to make Illinois the Midwest’s leader for abortions, Gov. JB Pritzker Monday announced more measures aimed at keeping abortions safe.… MORE
Illinois Republicans fear there could be another proposed graduated income tax
Remember the proposed graduated income tax in Illinois? Republicans fear there will be another try at it.… MORE
Springfield Democrat, who represents Central Illinois, is now a member of Congress
You can now call her Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski. The Democrat is Springfield’s newest member of Congress.… MORE
Illinois Republican Party chairman sums up his party’s election night
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – For Republicans in Illinois and nationally, the question about election night is: where did we go wrong? Illinois GOP chairman Don Tracy is among those reviewing the game films. He says in the year and a half he has been on the job, he has learned change comes slowly. “It…… MORE
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Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
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.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
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…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
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…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
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…