Illinois’ state parks are getting what the state’s chief steward of public lands said is some much-needed attention as part of the new capital construction plan.… MORE
Illinois’ state parks are getting what the state’s chief steward of public lands said is some much-needed attention as part of the new capital construction plan.… MORE
Walgreens will close 200 U.S. stores as part of a cost management plan, but it’s not known whether any Central Illinois pharmacies are on the closure list.… MORE
The Illinois State Board of Education is talking about new standards for what state officials are calling world languages.… MORE
Illinois farmers are finding the weather has stabilized.… MORE
Gov. JB Pritzker Monday signed a bill touted as a streamlining of Medicaid.… MORE
Add Illinois to the list of states that are seeing people in the emergency room with lung problems after vaping.… MORE
After mass shootings over the weekend in Texas and Ohio, a Central Illinois lawmaker said focusing only on firearms won’t solve the problem.… MORE
How much do you make now? In a new law taking effect in sixty days, potential employers cannot ask that question. The law is intended to close the pay gap between men and women.… MORE
Central Illinois Food Bank’s need for food is nonstop. … MORE
Even with the attention given to Scott’s Law – the Move Over law – not everybody is getting the message.… 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…