Diversity and inclusion are words we might notice hearing more and more, and a Black lawmaker says it should extend to sun and wind power.
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Diversity and inclusion are words we might notice hearing more and more, and a Black lawmaker says it should extend to sun and wind power.
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The state announced its daily coronavirus numbers Wednesday, though many on the social media jury believe the government is puffing up the numbers.… MORE
Possible frost in the forecast might be incentive for Illinois farmers to step it up in the fields.… MORE
The movement to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day has hit Illinois.… MORE
For health, you are better off being white. The numbers make that clear.… MORE
A Chicago resident who became ill in mid-September and tested positive for West Nile virus has died.… MORE
The top Republican in the Illinois House wants the governor to step into the investigation of Commonwealth Edison and House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago).… MORE
The goal of improving education – especially for Black and Brown children – was batted around by lawmakers and education experts Wednesday at a virtual committee hearing.… MORE
Seniors’ organizations want the graduated income tax amendment to pass.… MORE
Gov. JB Pritzker Wednesday celebrated a milestone in Illinois’ fight against coronavirus: the state has performed six million tests.… 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…