Gov. Bruce Rauner, during his final days in office, shortened the prison sentence in the case of a man who murdered his grandparents in Lincoln almost a quarter-century ago.… MORE
Category Archives: State News
Former Illinois House member joins Pritzker administration
One of the people joining Gov-elect JB Pritzker’s team says you should be proud to be a public servant in Illinois.… MORE
Illinois’ Lincoln museum offers to help keep Lincoln’s home open
The partial government shutdown means some visitors to Abraham Lincoln’s home in Springfield are leaving disappointed, but the managers at Lincoln’s presidential museum are looking to change that.… MORE
New Asian-American caucus in Illinois
Illinois’ fastest-growing ethnic group is celebrating its growing influence.… MORE
More deceptive fake ‘movie money’ found in Illinois
A credit union in Bradley is warning residents and businesses about fake currency floating around the area that looks strikingly real except for a couple key tipoffs that show the paper is prop money used in movies after a rash of similar incidents throughout the state.… MORE
UPDATED: Alexander Lumber Co. merging Bloomington lumberyard to LeRoy
Citing local economic and market factors, Alexander Lumber Company has announced it will be merging its Bloomington lumberyard into its LeRoy facility, will close several other lumberyards, and merge others around central Illinois.… MORE
101st General Assembly takes office
The 101-st General Assembly inaugurations had contrasting tones.… MORE
LaHood blasts Durbin’s Peoria visit as Trump appeals for southern border wall
If comments from a pair of federal lawmakers from Illinois are any indication, President Donald Trump and Congressional Democrats are far from coming to an agreement on border security to re-open the government.… MORE
Days dwindle down for Rauner
Gov. Bruce Rauner’s disappointed he did not win re-election, but he is looking forward to getting to know his family and friends again.… MORE
Illinois Republican opposes higher gas tax
Illinoisans are taxed out, and they don’t need to be paying more in gas taxes says State Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee).… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
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.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
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…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
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…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
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…