As members of an Illinois House committee revisited the cost of insulin, a Minnesota mom told them her sad story.… MORE
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As members of an Illinois House committee revisited the cost of insulin, a Minnesota mom told them her sad story.… MORE
The ink wasn’t dry on the President’s signature of the ARP bill Thursday afternoon when the chairman of the Illinois House Revenue and Finance Committee was talking about how to spend it.… MORE
A bill which has passed an Illinois House committee would strengthen existing law to explicitly recognize at-risk populations in suicide prevention policies for school kids.… MORE
One of Springfield’s key historic attractions will be closed for about 45 days because of some repairs.… MORE
The economic slump brought on by the pandemic will end; it’s just a matter of when.… MORE
Suddenly, Senate President Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) has more seniority among legislative leaders than the Speaker of the House and the Senate Minority Leader. And he is just beginning his second year.… MORE
Cities would have an easier time getting bike lanes and sidewalks put in, under a bill advancing in the Illinois House.… MORE
For the first time, a person of color will lead the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. … MORE
Ah, the innocent days of a lemonade stand. A card table on the sidewalk, a pitcher, ice, paper cups – and the public health department getting all up in your business.… MORE
Here’s another report about how nonwhite children are at a disadvantage.… 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…