The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is launching a new project to digitize thousands of related images and documents.… MORE
Category Archives: State News
Gov. Pritzker making his stance on school masking clear
Gov. JB Pritzker is making his stance on school masking clear.… MORE
New state laws update sex education in Illinois schools
Two new laws update sex education in Illinois schools.… MORE
Gov. Pritzker warning of stricter measures of COVID-19 numbers don’t improve
Gov. JB Pritzker is warning that significantly stricter measures could be put back into place if COVID-19 numbers don’t improve.… MORE
Gov. Pritzker hopefully more will get vaccinated after FDA approves the Pfizer vaccine
Gov. JB Pritzker says he’s hopeful more people will get vaccinated against COVID-19 now that the Food and Drug Association (FDA) has approved the Pfizer shot.… MORE
Possible incentive to get a COVID booster shot
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – That covid booster might be the last shot you need for the illness. Dr. Vidya Sundareshan, infectious disease program director at Southern Illinois School of Medicine in Springfield, said the CDC has put that word out, as many of us prepare for another shot, eight months after the initial one.…… MORE
New laws protecting the victims of domestic violence
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – More people than you would probably guess are victims of domestic violence. Lt. Gov. Juliana Strattion runs down the numbers: “According to the Illinois Coalition against Domestic Violence, in 2019, there were 43,318 adult survivors of domestic violence living in Illinois. These survivors and their children received 52,000 hours of…… MORE
Illinois Treasurer holding unclaimed property auction at the Illinois State Fair
Illinois Treasurer Mike Fredrich’s’ office will be holding an unclaimed property auction at the Illinois State Fair Saturday.… MORE
GOP MC targets Speaker Pelosi and Gov. Pritzker in Republican rally speech at Illinois State Fair
For a few minutes on Republican Day Thursday at the Illinois State Fair, the party’s “brand” was making fun of how Democrats look. … MORE
Republicans hold a rally at the Illinois State Fair
Three Republicans have declared for next June’s gubernatorial primary in Illinois. There could be more.… MORE
Blogs
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…