The child tax credit which is part of the American Rescue Plan begins Thursday, July 15.… MORE
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The child tax credit which is part of the American Rescue Plan begins Thursday, July 15.… MORE
Now that the days of being cooped up are apparently over, the parks professionals want you to ditch the devices for at least a day.… MORE
The Fulton County Sheriff’s office is asking all residents of Lewistown and surrounding communities to lock their vehicles and houses, after four inmates escape the jail.… MORE
Gov. JB Pritzker has three simple words for people who may be tempted to click on links they see in unfamiliar emails:… MORE
Gov. JB Pritzker Tuesday signed what he said was a comprehensive health care bill.… MORE
It’s advocacy with apple pie.… MORE
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The state’s continued growth is a continued surprise, says a professor who has chronicled the Illinois economy’s ups and downs for decades. The Flash Index, compiled by University of Illinois economics professor Fred Giertz, rose from 105.3 to 106.0 over the past month. The index is a weighted average of…… MORE
There’s no word on when – or even if – an energy bill will be ready for a General Assembly vote. Lawmakers were already in Springfield in mid-June, but no bill materialized.… MORE
When there’s something new at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, it oftentimes is something old. … MORE
By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Expiration dates for Illinois driver’s licenses and ID cards have been extended an additional five months — from Aug. 1, 2021, to Jan. 1, 2022. “Extending expiration dates until January 1, 2022, means people with an expired driver’s license or ID card do not need to rush into a Driver…… 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…