The Illinois Department of Transportation is hoping that some personal stories get people to be safer on the roads before hitting the highways this summer. … MORE
The Illinois Department of Transportation is hoping that some personal stories get people to be safer on the roads before hitting the highways this summer. … MORE
When lawmakers and the governor introduced the recreational marijuana bill Saturday, they said a lot about “social justice” and “social equity.”… MORE
As long as we are talking about sports betting, how about more casinos?… MORE
Every time a police officer leaves home, there is a chance he or she will not come back.… MORE
Illinois senators voted along party lines Wednesday afternoon to advance a proposed constitutional amendment to allow a graduated income tax.… MORE
Gov. J.B. Pritzker, his wife First Lady M.K. Pritzker, and others are under federal criminal investigation for a dubious residential property tax appeal that critics highlighted in last year’s gubernatorial race.… MORE
By Neil Doyle NORMAL – The U.S. Post Office in Uptown Normal will be renamed Thursday to honor local war hero U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Rodgers. His mother, Vonda, shared her reaction about the post office being dedicated with WJBC’s Scott Miller. “I can not believe it and it’s absolutely unreal that when people say…… MORE
A Tazewell County teacher out of work for allegedly making racist posts on the internet apparently has connections to Illinois State University and the Twin-Cities.… MORE
On this Earth Day, the Illinois Department of Transportation is getting in on the good-for-the-planet action.… MORE
Craft distillers in the state have received good news from the Illinois House.… 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…