The Catholic Diocese of Peoria, which covers McLean County, is responding to the findings of the Illinois Attorney General’s office, which said it’s found many more cases of child sexual abuse in the state’s six dioceses.… MORE
The Catholic Diocese of Peoria, which covers McLean County, is responding to the findings of the Illinois Attorney General’s office, which said it’s found many more cases of child sexual abuse in the state’s six dioceses.… MORE
Necessity is the mother of invention.… MORE
One of Illinois’ leading political pundits made his annual Christmas visit to the City Club of Chicago.… MORE
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD– So, Gov. Bruce Rauner, what chances are there that a big infrastructure bill is coming in 2019 – the first one in a decade? “I’m hearing the same rumors you are,” Rauner told reporters with his trademark chuckle. “I’ve been recommending an infrastructure bill – a big one – for four…… MORE
The Illinois Association of School Boards won’t back a proposal that would support arming school teachers.… MORE
After thousands of Central Illinois people were alerted by an Amber Alert for 13-month-old Bentley Dutz, Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell, along with the Fulton County ESDA, have confirmed the entire story was fabricated. … MORE
The Farm Bill, as passed by Congress has a big win for the “farm to table” movement, according to its advocates in Illinois.… MORE
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 220 cases of measles in 26 states.… MORE
Students at a Springfield middle school got a dose of girl power Friday, as local native Siobhan Malany received a proclamation from the mayor and showed that girls can grow up to excel in STEM careers.… MORE
Beer sales help California wildfire victims, through a program Sierra Nevada is organizing through the nation’s microbreweries, including Obed and Isaac’s, which Karen Conn and her family run microbreweries in Springfield and Peoria.… 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…