As Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order enters a second month and with an extension beyond the end of April expected, some have questioned the governor’s authority to issue emergency declarations.… MORE
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As Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order enters a second month and with an extension beyond the end of April expected, some have questioned the governor’s authority to issue emergency declarations.… MORE
As unemployment claims in Illinois reach historic numbers during the COVID-19 outbreak, some households are working to manage debts.… MORE
As more COVID-19 testing sites open in Illinois, a member of Illinois’ congressional delegation urged Gov. J.B. Pritzker to take a regional approach to restart the state’s economy, but the governor has reservations.… MORE
Some state and federal lawmakers have questioned Illinois Senate Democrats’ request for a $41 billion bailout from the federal government for state and local governments amid the COVID-19 pandemic.… MORE
Gov. JB Pritzker is now considering lifting his “stay home” order – if and when he does so – in parts of the state, rather than all at once.… MORE
Illinois lawmakers – citing the state’s pension costs, budget shortfalls, and empty unemployment trust – are asking for more than $40 billion in no-strings-attached aid from the federal government. … MORE
Our area’s two Congressmen say – don’t count out the protesters at state Capitols around the nation.… MORE
A recently closed Walgreen’s store on Springfield’s North End is one of three in the state performing free drive-up coronavirus tests.… MORE
Turkey hunting season is underway in Illinois, but there aren’t any hunters on state-owned lands.… MORE
Illinois’ nursing home residents account for an outsized portion of deaths attributed to COVID-19.… 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…