State Senator Jason Barickman wants more research done on vaping and e-cigarette products, but he doesn’t think the industry should be completely banned.… MORE
State Senator Jason Barickman wants more research done on vaping and e-cigarette products, but he doesn’t think the industry should be completely banned.… MORE
A poll of business attorneys across the nation found that Illinois has no equal when it comes to lawsuits.… MORE
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – While the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois sees much of America through the lens of Roe v. Wade, that’s not all that’s on the agenda. Colleen Connell told the City Club of Chicago the U.S. Supreme Court is examining whether LGBTQ status and gender…… MORE
USDA crop statisticians are out with the weekly crop report for Illinois.… MORE
McLean County’s new administrator proposes a $102.8 million dollar budget for the next fiscal year that’s six percent higher than the previous year, and yet it aims to hold the line on property taxes.… MORE
Illinois’ senior U.S. Senator is calling for more education and stricter restrictions against vaping.
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Bloomington’s cannabis task force will be up and running in the coming days as city council members say the first task should be to decide whether marijuana sales should be allowed at all in the city.… MORE
The Illinois Attorney General’s office has filed another lawsuit against several drug companies alleging they used deceptive marketing practices to sell opioids.… MORE
Illinois’ small businesses have less than four months before they must adhere to an entirely new and enhanced set of rules and protections for their workers.… MORE
Some state lawmakers want to phase out the use of ethylene oxide from most places where it is used now. They announced at a Chicago news conference a new bill which they want passed in the upcoming fall veto session.… 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…