Add the Illinois Department of Transportation to the list of people pressing lawmakers for money to build new roads.… MORE
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Add the Illinois Department of Transportation to the list of people pressing lawmakers for money to build new roads.… MORE
Gun violence and prescription drug costs were among the topics of a Sunday afternoon news conference at the Springfield home of U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.)… MORE
By A.J. Harris DWIGHT – Though there will be no vote on the deal between Immigrations Center of America and the Village of Dwight for a proposed ICE facility at tonight’s board meeting, No ICE Dwight is still calling for protests. The activist group wishes to reiterate their stance on the possible privately…… MORE
A retired Bloomington Police officer, who’s in charge of school security in District 87, believes the school system is well on its way to meeting new state guidelines in planning for crisis situations.… MORE
What’s believed to be McLean County’s third largest seizure of cocaine has two California men behind bars facing long prison sentences if they’re convicted.… MORE
Destihl Brewery is introducing its newest beer on Saturday, an Irish-style stout, to help raise money for Special Olympics and the Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run.… MORE
A man convicted of killing his grandparents in Lincoln almost 24 years ago is likely to be released from prison eight years sooner after Gov. Bruce Rauner, during his final days in office, altered the killer’s sentence.… MORE
The state EPA’s decision to seal the Sterigenics plant at Willowbrook is a good first step, but only a first step, says State Sen. John Curran (R-Downers Grove).… MORE
There is a push at the Illinois Capitol to change how schools in the state teach about consent and relationships.… MORE
The superintendent of District 87 schools, Barry Reilly, hopes the state budget is approved on time, and he noted that state dollars are even more important locally because of stagnant property values.… 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…