After hearing reports of first responders losing life insurance coverage after getting anti-overdose drugs for work, an Illinois lawmaker wants to prohibit such cancellations. … MORE
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After hearing reports of first responders losing life insurance coverage after getting anti-overdose drugs for work, an Illinois lawmaker wants to prohibit such cancellations. … MORE
The latest population estimates suggest Illinois will lose a seat in Congress because of continued population decline, which could help Republicans at the national level, a central Illinois Republican congressman said.… MORE
Illinois ranks low in arrest rates for driving under the influence, according to a recent report.… MORE
Illinois Department of Agriculture Director John Sullivan has resigned after he apparently knew about a 2012 email from former top lobbyist Mike McClain over an alleged “rape in Champaign.”… MORE
Expect the Democrats’ drive to remove President Trump from office to pick up steam this week, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said in Springfield Sunday.… MORE
Trucks in Illinois with older license plates will soon need new plates, Secretary of State Jesse White announced Friday that his office will begin phasing out the oldest B-Truck plates beginning this month.… MORE
The numbers are in from a planting season you might describe as disappointing but not surprising.… MORE
A state lawmaker said Republicans will continue to push legislation to curb what he called a bad precedent that Gov. J.B. Pritzker set when he decided to supplement the pay of state employees with private dollars.… MORE
Restoration work is complete on a northern Illinois landmark.… MORE
The stock market has come a long way in the past decade, but many public investors have dialed back expectations for investment returns in the coming years, a move that’s seen as fiscally prudent, but one that can mean bigger bills for taxpayers.… 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…