In an example of how somebody else always has it worse, Gov. JB Pritzker’s Ohio counterpart is facing possible impeachment over coronavirus restrictions — from within his own party.… MORE
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In an example of how somebody else always has it worse, Gov. JB Pritzker’s Ohio counterpart is facing possible impeachment over coronavirus restrictions — from within his own party.… MORE
The Illinois Department of Public Health Monday reported 8,691 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus and 90 additional deaths.… MORE
The Pritzker administration is trying to lower the expectations of any Illinoisan who believes he or she will get the coronavirus vaccine super fast.… MORE
Remember the pork plant crisis earlier this year?… MORE
Complaints continue about fraud and security breaches at the state’s unemployment agency. Illinois House Republicans again are trying to put the governor and the Illinois Department of Employment Security on the defensive.… MORE
The Illinois Department of Public Health Thursday reported 10,959 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus and 192 additional deaths.… MORE
The economic recovery is taking a pause, according to the Flash index, the University of Illinois’ monthly measure of the state’s activity.… MORE
Wednesday’s coronavirus report from Gov. JB Pritzker was a grim one, as he announced a new one-day high for deaths: 238.… MORE
State health officials Wednesday reported 9,757 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus and 238 additional deaths.… MORE
Four defendants indicted for allegedly trying to bribe House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) have pleaded not guilty.… 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…