Ameren Illinois is not shutting people off for non-payment these days.… MORE
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Ameren Illinois is not shutting people off for non-payment these days.… MORE
One of Springfield’s best-known attractions is preparing to re-open Wednesday.… MORE
The return to indoor dining spotlights the disappearance of restaurant jobs, says an organization which frequently opposes Gov. JB Pritzker and other Democrats.… MORE
Illinois’ Department of Public Health director, Dr. Ngozi Ezike, was all smiles Thursday.… MORE
Gov. JB Pritzker hit the road Wednesday to talk about connecting all of Illinois to broadband. He announced $50 million in grants in Geneseo and added an example of how the state is improving its broadband game.… MORE
The Democrat-pushed graduated income tax proposal is on the November ballot, but Carlson says that’s not part of this campaign.… MORE
Goodwill calls it “pent-up demand,” with both donations and shoppers returning to the charity’s retail stores. Land of Lincoln Goodwill spokesman Pat Anderson says it’s starting to look like normal.… MORE
Now that the state has made known its school re-opening guidelines, there’s no shortage of suggestions. … MORE
With 852 districts to oversee, Illinois State Board of Education superintendent Carmen Ayala says you cannot have a “one size fits all” approach to reopening schools this fall.… MORE
Help wanted ! Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer for the state’s court system. … 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…