The political committee funding the fight for Gov. JB Pritzker’s graduated income tax conceded Wednesday morning.… MORE
The political committee funding the fight for Gov. JB Pritzker’s graduated income tax conceded Wednesday morning.… MORE
Central Illinois Congressmen Rodney Davis and Darin Lahood have won reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives.… MORE
Reacting to Springfield and Sangamon County’s announcement that restaurant dining rooms may indeed remain open, the state’s chief executive was unambiguous.… MORE
The Illinois Department of Public Health Tuesday reported 6,516 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and 68 additional deaths.… MORE
October is in the books for Illinois crops, and the harvest is almost done.… MORE
While Illinois restaurateurs fume – and make plans to ignore the governor’s order to close their dining rooms – people who run other businesses are pleased.… MORE
Don’t bet on learning all of the election results Tuesday night.… MORE
If any lawmaker knows about hotels, restaurants, and bars, it’s State Rep. Brad Stephens (R-Rosemont), who is also the mayor of Rosemont, in the shadow of Chicago’s O’Hare Airport.… MORE
This is not Missouri, but some Illinois state senators are saying, “Show Me.”… MORE
As coronavirus continues its statewide spread, Illinois Wednesday added 51 deaths and 6,110 new coronavirus cases to its count. And more of the state is edging toward – or already into – stricter mitigation protocol.… 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…