U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) pledged on Thursday he’ll work to make sure Democrats are held accountable if they try to impeach President Donald Trump.… MORE
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) pledged on Thursday he’ll work to make sure Democrats are held accountable if they try to impeach President Donald Trump.… MORE
The 75th anniversary of D-Day kicked off a new exhibit at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum – “In the Great Struggle: The Greatest Generation Remembers World War II.” Museum director Alan Lowe explains how a World War II exhibit fits into the organization’s mission:… MORE
Vape shop owners are up in arms over an effort to prevent them from allowing customers to sample products in their stores.… MORE
Keepers of the flame at Bloomington Police Department spent a dozen hours Wednesday on top of a donut shop, not for a dozen donuts, but instead to raise money for Special Olympics of Illinois.… MORE
If Miller Park Zoo Superintendent Jay Tetzloff had his way, the public would not have known about the flamingo put down last month after a child threw a rock and hit the bird.… MORE
In addition to math, science, reading, and gym class, Illinois high school students will soon have a financial aid requirement to graduate high school. … MORE
One piece of advice Gov. JB Pritzker received before taking office: be prepared for a disaster.… MORE
May 31 was not the adjournment date, after all.… MORE
The Illinois House has passed recreational marijuana legislation and is sending it to the governor’s desk.… MORE
For what’s described as historic flooding in Illinois, Gov. JB Pritzker is activating 200 National Guardsmen and -women to assist. The area is mainly along the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers.… 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…