If the person you’re not talking about is a Democrat, can you still use the phrase “the elephant in the room”?… MORE
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If the person you’re not talking about is a Democrat, can you still use the phrase “the elephant in the room”?… MORE
When President Trump calls vote-by-mail a fraud-ridden Democratic Party vote machine, he’s not talking about Illinois – according to U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville).… MORE
Even though he backed U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is happy the Democrats’ vice presidential nominee will be U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.). … MORE
Illinois retailers are beyond unhappy with the decision to allow local authorities to penalize business owners whose customers won’t mask up.… MORE
The Pritzker administration Tuesday got its way, allowing local authorities to ticket and even jail owners of businesses whose customers will not wear a face mask.… MORE
The Illinois Supreme Court has suspended a Clay County contempt hearing originally scheduled for Friday.… MORE
Who’s going to pay the rent?… MORE
Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday announced that the Illinois Department of Public Health will file emergency rules for businesses, schools, and child care establishments regarding the use of face coverings and the size of gatherings.… MORE
One criticism of prisons is that they are best at turning criminals into even worse criminals. Now a state juvenile justice initiative is trying to break that cycle by emphasizing small, regional, community-based sites.… MORE
Illinois is one of the states where people have received mysterious packets of seeds. They’re unsolicited, with markings in Chinese on the packets.… 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…