The damage the pandemic did to the travel industry depends on whom you ask.… MORE
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The damage the pandemic did to the travel industry depends on whom you ask.… MORE
As Illinois enters Phase 5 of the reopening plan Friday, public health officials are still encouraging people to get the COVID-19 vaccine.… MORE
The main ingredient in penicillin is about to become the official state microbe.… MORE
The Martin Luther King, Jr. statue is across the street from the Illinois Capitol.… MORE
Gov. Pritzker continues to dodge questions about seeking a second term; however, former GOP Chairman Pat Brady says the nation’s wealthiest office holder’s recent campaign donation tells a different story.… MORE
As the hunt continues for more suspects alleged to play a part in the deadly capitol insurrections on January 6th, Illinois’ Senior Senator calls on Congress to form an independent investigation into the attack.… MORE
Phasing out coal sounds good to a lot of people, and negotiations toward a new energy bill in Illinois this summer point to a fourteen-year sunset. For union members and politicians gathered in a Springfield union hall Friday, there’s not enough time – and it will cost hundreds of jobs.… MORE
The state’s checkwriter-in-chief says her office has reached a real milestone.… MORE
Doing little to discourage speculation he’s running for governor, U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) Thursday slammed Gov. JB Pritzker and the Democrat-led redistricting process. … MORE
A monthly measure of Illinois’ economic activity is positive.… 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…