Illinois lawmakers have filed a number of bills they hope will give the public more information about potential conflicts of interest in the General Assembly.… MORE
Illinois lawmakers have filed a number of bills they hope will give the public more information about potential conflicts of interest in the General Assembly.… MORE
Illinois state lawmakers and advocates are drafting a plan to help people often overlooked by the criminal justice system: The children of the incarcerated. … MORE
Federal tax changes from 2017 could make it more politically difficult for local governments to raise taxes, according to a report.… MORE
Illinois’ new Senate President said the progressive income tax will be one of his top priorities, but Republicans worry the proposed tax structure would make Illinois less competitive at a time when the state’s population is declining.… MORE
Looking back over the last decade in Illinois agriculture, Illinois Farm Bureau Senior Economist and Policy Analyst Michael Doherty said it started with a bang but has since deflated. … MORE
A now-annual presentation of “I Have a Dream” means a lot to Springfield actor / director Reggie Guyton.… MORE
Illinois’ automatic voter registration program, though not fully-implemented, appears to have allowed more than 500 non-citizens onto various county’s election registries. … MORE
More than half of Illinois’ households would qualify to be able to send a student to the University of Illinois with tuition paid for by taxpayers this fall after changes made at the request of the governor.… MORE
The second annual Sixty Six Games Expo at the Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington brought gamers and industry leaders together.… MORE
Illinois senators elected Sen. Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) to the presidency Sunday evening to succeed the retiring Sen. John Cullerton (D-Chicago).… 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…