Gov. JB Pritzker lined up leaders of many state agencies — and some outside state government — at Illinois Emergency Management Agency headquarters for his disaster proclamation Tuesday morning.… MORE
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Gov. JB Pritzker lined up leaders of many state agencies — and some outside state government — at Illinois Emergency Management Agency headquarters for his disaster proclamation Tuesday morning.… MORE
Drivers insured by State Farm in Illinois will be seeing a decrease in auto rates for the second straight year.… MORE
Two Ford County men entered a federal courtroom in Minnesota Thursday to plead guilty to a crime spree, including the August 2017 bombing of an Minnesota Islamic center. Their motive, according to prosecutors, was to scare Muslims into leaving the country.… MORE
A video has gone viral showing Central Illinois Rep. Rodney Davis ignoring a fellow airline passenger’s complaint that he should not be flying in first class during the partial government shutdown.… MORE
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an executive order Wednesday to join the U.S. Climate Alliance to get all of the state’s energy from renewable sources by 2050, but a critic said the plan will lead to higher utility prices for consumers rather than reversing climate change.… MORE
With snow and cold temperatures throughout central Illinois, the risk of frozen pipes will be an issue according to a local insurer.… MORE
Illinois’ new governor aims to make the Land of Lincoln the most progressive state for women’s reproductive rights.… MORE
Greyhound wants to become the third bus company offering routes from Uptown Station in Normal, joining Peoria Charter and Burlington Trailways.… MORE
The Illinois State Board of Education has another big budget ask of the General Assembly.… MORE
A change in Illinois education law removed a minimum instructional hour requirement, effectively allowing school districts to define what a school day means.… 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…