Voters in Illinois showed up yesterday in a way that they hadn’t since they were voting for Jim Edgar’s first term.… MORE
Voters in Illinois showed up yesterday in a way that they hadn’t since they were voting for Jim Edgar’s first term.… MORE
Illinois farmers are dealing with the effects of a retaliatory tariff imposed by China on soybean imports.… MORE
Of the four Illinois Congressional Republicans seen as vulnerable, the two Downstaters won.… MORE
The Democratic candidate trying to unseat Republican Cong. Rodney Davis in the 13th District said she’s not ready to back House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s bid to again become Speaker of the House.… MORE
The new chairwoman of a committee designed to hold state lawmakers accountable for wrongdoing said she expects a new legislative inspector general to be approved by lawmakers this month.… MORE
The troubling deer disease outbreak in Illinois has already claimed more than 400 deer.… MORE
Illinois’ junior U.S. senator just wants somebody in the White House and in the Governor’s Mansion she can work with.… MORE
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is warning consumers to use caution when buying a used vehicle after recent hurricanes.… MORE
Illinois farmers are making changes as consumer habits shift.… MORE
While former President Obama and rapper Common headline a Chicago Democratic rally Sunday, the Republican running for re-election as governor is downstate this weekend.… 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…