The man accused of killing a McHenry County sheriff’s deputy before leading police on a high-speed chase ending in Lincoln pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Rockford federal court.… MORE
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The man accused of killing a McHenry County sheriff’s deputy before leading police on a high-speed chase ending in Lincoln pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Rockford federal court.… MORE
For a nine-year-old from Grundy County, Evan Simms has been through a lot.… MORE
Donald Whalen, who’s waiting to find out if he’ll be tried again for his father’s murder, was required to pay too much bond money to be released from jail, according to one of his lawyers.… MORE
Illinois’ LGBTQ community is upset about a bill Equality Illinois says is targeting transgender teens.… MORE
A plan to require LGBT lessons in Illinois schools is moving forward at the Capitol.… MORE
Just two days after the Illinois House passed Tobacco 21, the Senate did the same and sent the bill to Gov. JB Pritzker.… MORE
White coats filled the Capitol Rotunda Wednesday afternoon. It was a rally of pharmacists promoting legislation to rein in pharmacy benefit managers.… MORE
A “March to Mental Health” – a package of bills announced by senators at the Capitol – aims to promote treatment and remove the stigma.… MORE
A bill which then-Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed, Tobacco 21, is back and has passed the House.… MORE
Nearly one out of two public school graduates bound for a four-year university chose to leave Illinois rather than studying at an in-state institution, according to a new report.… 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…