February is Black History Month, and for one Federal Bureau of Investigations Special Agent, it’s a month to spend time reflecting on a “complicated history.”… MORE
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February is Black History Month, and for one Federal Bureau of Investigations Special Agent, it’s a month to spend time reflecting on a “complicated history.”… MORE
A controversial proposal for “culturally responsive” teaching standards has made it through a legislative rule-making board. This will now be part of teacher training.… MORE
Reacting to Wednesday’s budget speech, Illinois Senate President Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) called it a good faith effort.… MORE
According to a nationally known farm broadcaster, Congress could unveil a new farm bill in the coming months that could cause a domino effect to farms all across the state.… MORE
Governor JB Pritzker issued a disaster proclamation for all 102 counties in response to the dangerous winter storm that has blanketed the state with life threatening wind chills, power outages and accumulating snow. … MORE
A political science professor emeritus at the University of Illinois Springfield campus looks ahead to Gov. JB Pritzker’s budget address Wednesday.… MORE
Illinois Department of Transportation snow crews are still out trying to clear roadways across the state.… MORE
The top Republican in the Illinois House has plenty of skepticism about Wednesday’s budget address from Gov. JB Pritzker.… MORE
Campaign 2022 is on!… MORE
We need more pollinators, according to the chair of the University of Illinois Department of Entomology.… 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…