The hostile political climate that’s pervasive in Washington was evident Monday night in Central Illinois as U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) and State Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) were greeted by demonstrators and supporters as well.… MORE
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The hostile political climate that’s pervasive in Washington was evident Monday night in Central Illinois as U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) and State Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) were greeted by demonstrators and supporters as well.… MORE
Don’t call them ponies. But a Taylorville woman who brings her three miniature horses around for fun or for therapy says Jasper, Winnie, and Bailey are “certified smile horses.”… MORE
The Illinois Department of Public Health has fined a Bloomington nursing home $25,000 for failing to respond to an exterior door alarm that sounded when a patient with dementia left the building on a cold evening in March.… MORE
The governor Tuesday signed a pair of bills meant to help young immigrants.… MORE
It may not be too late for Illinois farmers to have a good 2019.… MORE
Participants in a roundtable discussion Monday in Springfield are seeking ways to combat a shortage of trained professionals in the healthcare industry. Among the issues raised by U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis and Illinois health professionals were immigration and education.… MORE
A Peoria woman died over the weekend due to the extreme heat.… MORE
A former Western Illinois University student faces federal wire fraud charges for allegedly stealing from Amtrak thousands of dollars the passenger train service should have received from students traveling between Macomb and Chicago.
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Illinois Republicans, including the leader of the McLean County Republican Party, are denouncing a now-deleted social media post referring to four Democratic Congresswomen as the “Jihad Squad.”… MORE
When a meeting was called for 7:00 AM, they knew to expect the worst.
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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…