Taking measures to reduce the risk of COVID-19 Illinois Wesleyan plans to start the fall semester early and finish early as well.… MORE
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Taking measures to reduce the risk of COVID-19 Illinois Wesleyan plans to start the fall semester early and finish early as well.… MORE
his year’s Kids Count report is only partially encouraging.… MORE
Workers at a Springfield nursing home will be sporting John Deere products now… MORE
Students at University of Illinois will be heading back to class for the fall semester, officials announced Thursday.… MORE
There’s a deal between the state and the nurses’ union for twelve percent hazard pay.… MORE
Now the spotlight is on businesses owned by people of color.… MORE
A group representing the cities, towns, and villages of Illinois is making its voice heard … among the Black Lives Matter protests. Brad Cole, executive director of the Illinois Municipal League, points to the “shared principles” of the Illinois NAACP and the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police.… MORE
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Tuesday he has tested positive for coronavirus.… MORE
Gov. JB Pritzker looks toward Phase Four of his post-pandemic re-opening plan.… MORE
The Illinois and Du Quoin State Fairs have been canceled this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.… 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…