Senators looking for solutions about violence in Illinois have plenty of material now.… MORE
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Senators looking for solutions about violence in Illinois have plenty of material now.… MORE
It’s Fire Prevention Week in Illinois and the State Fire Marshal’s Office is reminding residents about safety in the kitchen.… MORE
With the candidates being the mother of a boy who nearly died from Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and a COVID-19 patient married to a cancer survivor, it shouldn’t be a surprise that healthcare is front and center in any debate between Democrat Betsy Dirksen Londrigan of Springfield and U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville).… MORE
Now that a House Democrat is challenging Mike Madigan (pictured) (D-Chicago) for the speaker’s chair, House Republicans say there is a good question on which you can pin down Democratic candidates:… MORE
High school juniors anticipating the ACT or SAT might want to hold the phone.… MORE
One of the people who cares about making Illinois government more ethical.… MORE
Gov. JB Pritzker gave a coronavirus briefing Wednesday, and – not surprisingly – certain other topics came up.… MORE
The Illinois Department of Public Health is issuing guidance to help people celebrate safely as we continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic.… MORE
Warm, dry weather marked last week for Illinois farmers.… MORE
After a member of Gov. JB Pritzker’s staff tested positive for COVID-19, the governor and all other close contacts will self-isolate for a 14-day period, according to a news release Tuesday.… 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…