Illinois House Republicans have brought out some favorite concepts – ethics, balanced budgets, jobs, and public safety – and put new wrapping paper on them.… MORE
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Illinois House Republicans have brought out some favorite concepts – ethics, balanced budgets, jobs, and public safety – and put new wrapping paper on them.… MORE
Expect more information about the way out of the coronavirus crucible soon. … MORE
Lawmakers on a veterans affairs committee said if a senior medical officer had some domain over the state veterans’ homes, maybe that system would be doing better.… MORE
Some Illinoisans will get to keep their money — Comptroller Susana Mendoza says tax refund checks will not be raided for fines and fees.… MORE
It’s fashionable for some to criticize Gov. JB Pritzker for how he has handled the coronavirus response. But he is giving credit where credit’s due. … MORE
The ways of the pandemic could be with us for the rest of our lives. … MORE
The ways of the pandemic could be with us for the rest of our lives. … MORE
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Dunlap) came away impressed with the mass vaccination center on the Illinois State Fairgrounds, praising the coordination among the state, Sangamon County, and the Illinois National Guard.… MORE
A year into the coronavirus crucible, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) says we got off to a bad start. Durbin says the Trump administration left the nation ill-equipped.… MORE
As members of an Illinois House committee revisited the cost of insulin, a Minnesota mom told them her sad story.… 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…