There’s more out there than just Republicans and Democrats, as hard as they might try to squeeze out the “other” political parties.… MORE
![Tuesday is first day for “third parties” to pass petitions](https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/389/2019/08/21175624/Steve-Suess.jpg#aqua_resizer_image_not_local)
There’s more out there than just Republicans and Democrats, as hard as they might try to squeeze out the “other” political parties.… MORE
A number of small business owners struggling during the COVID-19 outbreak took part in a teleconference Monday to learn about federal disaster loans.… MORE
With tens of thousands of Illinoisans out of work, experts warn that people applying for unemployment benefits need to be patient.… MORE
Hope you are sitting down for this one.… MORE
Senior citizens, people with disabilities and low-to-moderate income families can get free income tax preparation and filing assistance for their 2019 state and federal tax returns.… MORE
A wet spring in 2019 led to late planting of corn and soybeans across Illinois, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported production declined from 2018 in all regions and most counties of the state.… MORE
One state lawmaker wants the public to know more information when a school
administrator is fired, including how much it could cost taxpayers.
… MORE
People want to know – closing businesses, telling us to stay home – how can Gov. Pritzker do these things?… MORE
Primary care advocates said Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s executive order on telehealth services will help protect people in Illinois and slow the spread of COVID-19.… MORE
Public health officials on Sunday announced the first coronavirus death in McLean County.… 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…