Several measures at the Illinois statehouse dealing with vaccination requirements face opposition, and the sponsor of one measure said she could modify her proposal.… MORE
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Several measures at the Illinois statehouse dealing with vaccination requirements face opposition, and the sponsor of one measure said she could modify her proposal.… MORE
Illinois homeowners, whether they’ve paid off their mortgage or not, have an additional “shadow mortgage” averaging $90,000 that they’re on the hook for in the coming years, according to a new report. … MORE
State lawmakers in the Illinois House Revenue and Finance Committee may, or may not come up with an official revenue estimate to include in the budgeting process for the spending plan that begins this summer.… MORE
Postponed from a frigid January, the Springfield installment of the national women’s march enjoyed pleasant conditions for a rally and march Sunday — which was International Women’s Day.… MORE
The Illinois Department of Corrections is launching a new pilot program to improve health care services for state inmates.… MORE
A proposal to levy an additional tax on ammunition in Illinois to deposit into a fund for school safety grants will face opposition from Republicans and gun groups. … MORE
Illinois’ Republican congressional delegation wants Gov. J.B. Pritzker to focus on fixing problems with the state’s automatic voter registration program instead of President Donald Trump’s personnel decision.… MORE
Illinois officials annually ask credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service to look down the road and evaluate the state’s fortunes.… MORE
For the third time in seven days, the governor and state public health director held a news conference to talk about coronavirus in Illinois.… MORE
A fifth case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Cook County, according to state health officials.… 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…