Now that there is a change of governors, health advocates are making another run at a statewide Tobacco 21 law.… MORE
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Now that there is a change of governors, health advocates are making another run at a statewide Tobacco 21 law.… MORE
Illinois’ six Catholic bishops are asking lawmakers not to legalize recreational marijuana for adult use, saying the consequences would outweigh any benefits, including those aimed changing the criminal justice system.… MORE
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) wants to pump the brakes on the “Pineapple Express.”… MORE
If Illinoisans buy into changing the state’s income tax system from flat to progressive – in which higher earners pay at a higher rate – it won’t be quick.… MORE
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) warns of an immediate court challenge should President Donald Trump declare a national emergency to build a wall on the southern U.S. border.… MORE
Illinois’ senior U.S. Senator is crediting McLean County Democrats for providing new faces and new energy into the party that helped lead to the election of a Democratic governor.… MORE
If you have to choose between groceries and prescription drugs, you might forgo the drugs, with your doctor none the wiser.… MORE
Senators are wasting no time in trying to fulfill one of Gov. Pritzker’s campaign promises: a $15 minimum wage.… MORE
Illinois State Police troopers said they rescued 21 passengers of a stranded charter bus south of Springfield in sub-zero temperatures.… MORE
Illinois lawmakers accidentally left a requirement for a minimum number of hours in the classroom out of last year’s education overhaul and now Democrats and teachers unions are racing to put it back.… 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…