Why Illinois is at No. 21 between on Oregon and Iowa on 24/7 Wall St.’s list of best states to live in.… MORE
Why Illinois is at No. 21 between on Oregon and Iowa on 24/7 Wall St.’s list of best states to live in.… MORE
A sterilization plant in DuPage County is tied to cancer in many of its neighbors. A panel of senators Wednesday morning tried to get to the bottom of it.… MORE
A state lawmaker wants Illinois to move toward making going to school like getting on an airplane.… MORE
A federal judge said the Illinois Department of Corrections has failed to meet the needs of mentally ill prison inmates.… MORE
Fresh from winning re-election, long-time Republican State Rep. Dan Brady of Bloomington said Monday he’s extending the hand of friendship to Democratic Governor-elect J.B. Pritzker.… MORE
It was cold and windy at Camp Butler Monday morning, but that did not stop the annual Veterans Day ceremony. Tony Henderson, director of the military cemetery near Springfield, says it’s about veterans helping veterans.… MORE
Illinois has the 17th highest rate of childhood obesity in those ages 10 to 17 years old, according to a new report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.… MORE
Most employers in Illinois will see reduced payroll taxes in 2019 as unemployment continues to decline.… MORE
Illinois officials and religious leaders are hoping the National Donor Sabbath this weekend will convince people to look past some of the common misconceptions about organ donation.… MORE
In addition to giving Illinois a new governor, Tuesday’s election gave Illinois a new political balance.… 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…