Gov. JB Pritzker brought what he considered good news to his daily coronavirus briefing Thursday: President Trump has approved his request for a disaster declaration.… MORE
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Gov. JB Pritzker brought what he considered good news to his daily coronavirus briefing Thursday: President Trump has approved his request for a disaster declaration.… MORE
Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday announced the launch of the “Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund” (ICRF), a new statewide fundraising effort to support nonprofit organizations serving those who have been affected by the pandemic.… MORE
With Illinois under a stay-at-home order and the city of Chicago at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the U.S. Census should be postponed… MORE
Unemployment claims in Illinois for the week ending March 21 jumped ten-fold from the previous week as employers and employees continue to feel the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.… MORE
State health officials with the daily update on coronavirus in Illinois.… MORE
A coalition of community activists are forming a coalition in the Twin-Cities to help residents who faced economic challenges even before the coronavirus pandemic.… MORE
Police and fire professionals are one thing, but a person taking a minimum-wage job at a grocery store probably is not signing up for a run to danger.… MORE
A report from the state government’s forecasting group said determining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the state’s tax revenues was “virtually impossible” for now, but the commission said it could result in a loss of more than $8 billion over several fiscal years.… MORE
Cities across the state are allowing restaurants to sell packaged liquor for curbside or delivery orders as a way to offset the hit from the state’s prohibition of dine-in service, enacted earlier this month to slow the spread of COVID-19.… MORE
The coronavirus crisis has hit Illinois prisons.… 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…