Already bleeding millions of dollars because of the COVID-19 pandemic, college and university officials across Illinois are contemplating whether students will be able to return for the fall semester.… MORE
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Already bleeding millions of dollars because of the COVID-19 pandemic, college and university officials across Illinois are contemplating whether students will be able to return for the fall semester.… MORE
Several Republican state senators filed public records requests with the Illinois Department of Corrections after they say the governor didn’t respond to a formal letter for more information about the release of prisoners during the COVID-19 pandemic.… MORE
Twelve times the number of unemployment claims have been filed in Illinois in the past month and a half, but state employee union members are set to get a raise. Gov. J.B. Pritzker is looking for a federal bailout to the costs which employers expect to eventually cost them more.… MORE
Gov. JB Pritzker has extended Illinois’ stay-at-home order through the end of May, but with some modifications.… MORE
A southern Illinois lodge owner is fed up with Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order.… MORE
Just in case Gov. JB Pritzker has a suggestion box for what to do when the “stay at home” order expires next Thursday, some House Republicans are at the ready.… MORE
With other states preparing to open up commerce, what about Illinois?… MORE
Gov. JB Pritzker at his daily press briefing Wednesday spoke about drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites, which includes the location in Bloomington.… MORE
It’s the biggest purchase of your life – a house. And we are headed for what could be the worst economy of your life.… MORE
A state lawmaker wants the U.S. Congress to allow the people of Illinois to sue China for damages from the COVID-19 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…