Now the coronavirus peak for Illinois could be mid-June.… MORE
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Now the coronavirus peak for Illinois could be mid-June.… MORE
The field stations department at the University of Illinois Springfield has hit upon a fun way to try to keep the area around Lake Springfield clean.… MORE
With the prospect of waiting until June 26, many Illinois restaurant owners are wondering if their businesses will be able to stay afloat through the pandemic and Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s five-phase plan to reopen the state.… MORE
Boating on Illinois waterways is once again permitted, but some are objecting to limits placed on the number of people aboard.… MORE
A member of Gov. JB Pritzker’s senior staff has tested positive for COVID-19 and as of Sunday, the governor does not have the virus.… MORE
Illinois businesses can expect new guidance from the state laying out what to expect from Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s five-phase plan to reopen the state, but there could be changes.… MORE
While there was no daily briefing with Governor Pritzker today there were still cases of COVID-19 reported in the state.… MORE
Among the many ways the pandemic has disrupted everyday life – and special events, too – is the swearing-in of new lawyers.… MORE
One of the few forms of entertainment permitted outside your house these days is the drive-in theater, and the one in Springfield was ready to go for its season opener Friday night.… MORE
Illinois now has 73,760 coronavirus cases and 3,241 deaths.… 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…