Governor J.B. Pritzker addressed the state yet again Saturday as cases of COVID-19 continue to increase.… MORE
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Governor J.B. Pritzker addressed the state yet again Saturday as cases of COVID-19 continue to increase.… MORE
Illinois Govoner JB Pritzker announced another Illinois resident has died from COVID-19.… MORE
A chorus of progressive tax opponents called on Gov. J.B. Pritzker to pull the progressive tax proposal from the ballot this November amid the COVID-19 pandemic. … MORE
The clock is ticking for Illinois lawmakers to put a proposal on the November ballot asking voters to approve a change to how legislative maps are drawn, but session days continue to be canceled amid a viral pandemic.… MORE
In the wake of a government-ordered shutdown of much of the economy over concerns of spreading COVID-19, residents are likely experiencing delays buying guns as stores wait for Illinois State Police to process background checks.… MORE
More than 60,000 Illinoisans have applied for unemployment benefits in the past three days.… MORE
The worldwide coronavirus crisis will have an impact on Illinois agriculture.… MORE
With the economy headed downhill because of coronavirus, there is a new voice against the proposed graduated income tax. A group called the Illinois Business Alliance says the proposed constitutional amendment should be pulled from the November ballot. … MORE
Public health officials have announced three additional coronavirus deaths in Illinois and the first case here in McLean County.
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An Illinois trucking leader applauded the governor’s decision to waive overweight trucking permits for the movement of emergency relief supplies in response to 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…