For the second weekend in a row, expect snow. And Heather Stanley, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Lincoln, says there will be a factor this time that is unlike last time.… MORE
For the second weekend in a row, expect snow. And Heather Stanley, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Lincoln, says there will be a factor this time that is unlike last time.… MORE
A reputed member of the Bomb Squad street gang from Peoria told a federal judge Thursday he’s been tied to gang activity since he was 13.… MORE
It’s now the law in Illinois – procedures to license those who sell guns.… MORE
An Illinois congressman is backing a bill to make the site of the 1908 Springfield Race Riot a National Historic Monument.… MORE
A Texas man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison on child pornography charges that federal prosecutors in central Illinois say involved more than 40 girls in eight states.… MORE
On his first full day in office, Gov. J.B. Pritzker got off on the right “step,” as far as state workers and unions which represent them are concerned. The step increases, automatic raises, had stopped in 2015.… MORE
Multiple weather-related crashes are being reported by State Police on Interstate 55 from mile marker 136 to Mile marker 140… MORE
Illinois State University President Larry Dietz told faculty on Monday there might be a major overhaul of ISU’s governing board.… MORE
Earning what would be her first full term, Comptroller Susana Mendoza talked up Illinois.… MORE
Get used to hearing this phrase: Governor Pritzker.… 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…