The Illinois Department of Public Health Monday reported 7,214 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus and 103 additional deaths.… MORE
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The Illinois Department of Public Health Monday reported 7,214 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus and 103 additional deaths.… MORE
In a vote long on ceremony and short on suspense, Illinois’ twenty electors went for Joe Biden for president and Kamala Harris for vice president.… MORE
State leaders covered the waterfront during the coronavirus briefing Friday.… MORE
“Facts matter,” so we hear. But at a time when – maybe they don’t – social studies in school could be on the ropes. … MORE
News about sharing is part of Thursday’s state coronavirus briefing.… MORE
It takes a lot of guts – even in a Zoom meeting – for a teenager to stand up to the school board. But it happened in Springfield this week.… MORE
It’s all about timing – including the arrival of that precious coronavirus vaccine.… MORE
It’s not a new story, but it continues to worsen, say Illinois House Republicans: the backlog of processing applications for Firearm Owners’ ID cards and Concealed Carry permits.… MORE
The Illinois Department of Public Health Tuesday reported 7,910 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus and 145 additional deaths. … MORE
The governor’s daily coronavirus briefing Monday included an agreement with Chicago Ald. Tom Tunney – after Tunney admitted “an error in judgment” in allowing people to dine at his popular Chicago restaurant in violation of coronavirus mitigation rules.… 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…