Gov. JB Pritzker, who was instrumental in landing the DNC in Chicago, kicked off the Illinois delegation’s Monday breakfast at a downtown hotel by thanking elected Democrats in the room “for the work that you’ve done to make this the greatest Democratic Party that Illinois has ever had and in the entire country.”… MORE
The speaker of the Illinois House was in the Oval Office Friday, when President Biden declared the 1908 race riot site in Springfield to be a national monument.… MORE
Once Thursday’s midday rain cleared, Illinois Republicans took the stage for their day at the Illinois State Fair.… MORE
The Governor’s Sale of Champions closed out Governor’s Day at the Illinois State Fair Wednesday.… MORE
Lawyer Tony Romanucci, who works with nationally known defense lawyer Ben Crump, says “Sonya’s Law” would defuse what Romanucci calls a “ticking time bomb.”… MORE
A Midwestern mayor with an unfamiliar name keynoted the Illinois Democratic County Chairs brunch during Illinois State Fair week.… MORE
“Comptroller’s Critters” is a pet project of Illinois comptroller Susana Mendoza, though the late comptroller and treasurer Judy Baar Topinka started it.… MORE
Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday kicked off a decade-long process to address the needs of aging Illinoisans, signing an executive order to hire a chief planning officer within the state’s Department on Aging.… MORE
More than five weeks after a Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a Black woman, Sonya Massey, in her home, members of the Sangamon County Board listened to members of the public get many things off their collective chests.… MORE
By WMBD-TV CHICAGO – Team USA had a successful showing at the 2024 Olympics, but how did the states do individually? The Sports Geek compiled a list of medals by state, and Illinois ranked #4 in the country for most medals won with 17. The top three states were California, Florida and Texas. You can…… 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…