A national organization says Illinois is the best state in the country when it comes to
animal protection laws.… MORE
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A national organization says Illinois is the best state in the country when it comes to
animal protection laws.… MORE
Illinois state lawmakers were joined by some high-profile helpers to try to get a measure allowing college student-athletes to get paid endorsement deals across the finish line.… MORE
A new proposal in Springfield would create a uniform standard to prepare schools and daycare facilities for handling severe allergic reactions. … MORE
Illinois State Police officials said Thursday that they’ve stepped up enforcement efforts in the past year to get guns out of the hands of people who shouldn’t have them after a deadly workplace shooting, but they need more resources to do the job. … MORE
A group of lawmakers from both sides of the aisle and several advocacy groups is turning up the pressure on the Illinois Legislature to pass an amendment to allow voters to change how legislative districts are drawn in Illinois.… MORE
Lawyers representing dozens of cancer patients and their families have claimed the company they accuse of releasing a cancer-causing chemical has been raiding its coffers to minimize any potential payout, but the company denied the assertions.… MORE
An interim annual financial report shows Illinois spent more in the previous fiscal year than it collected in revenue despite claims from elected officials that the state’s budget was balanced.… MORE
While adult-use cannabis has legal in Illinois since Jan. 1, some remain concerned that high prices are keeping people from moving to the legal market.… MORE
A new report said schools were emotionally scarring students by conducting unannounced active shooter drills. … MORE
Illinois can expect a year of slowing job growth, according to economic and business magazine Kiplinger’s. … 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…