A University of Illinois student from Normal on Tuesday pleaded guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct for making a noose out of string and leaving it last September in a residence hall elevator.… MORE
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A University of Illinois student from Normal on Tuesday pleaded guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct for making a noose out of string and leaving it last September in a residence hall elevator.… MORE
Members of Wisconsin’s Republican legislature want the state’s congressional delegation to oppose using federal COVID-19 relief money to help bail out Illinois’ pensions.… MORE
Some regions of the state in Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s plan to reopen Illinois’ in phases could advance to the third phase of the plan by the end of this month, but one region may not.… MORE
Thousands of inmates have left Illinois prisons since March 1, according to documents published by the state, but It’s unclear how many of those people have been tested for COVID-19.… MORE
Some communities around the state have made it known they plan to open for business soon, despite a stay-at-home order and the governor’s reopening plan.… MORE
Gov. JB Pritzker has gotten off the dime, after previously deferring to legislative leaders, and wants the General Assembly back in Springfield while it is still May.… MORE
Add Northwestern Illinois’ Poopy’s Pub and Grub to the growing list of businesses and individuals suing Gov. J.B. Pritzker over his stay-at-home orders meant to slow the spread of COVID-19.… MORE
An independent analysis of the state’s COVID-19 data found a significant difference in the numbers of COVID-19-related deaths in the Chicago area compared with the rest of the state.… MORE
One person is not impressed with how Gov. Pritzker is handling the pandemic – the man he beat in 2018.… MORE
Illinois crops are coming along – USDA state statistician Mark Schleusener says the progress is close to normal, but fantastic compared to the late, wet 2019.… 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…