There’s still no deal between the U.S. and Illinois’ largest trading partner Canada, but a deal inked with Mexico has farmers in the Land of Lincoln feeling more optimistic.… MORE
Category Archives: State News
Durbin addresses games being played in D.C.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) says in nominating Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump is attempting to game the U.S. Supreme Court.… MORE
FCC Awards $100M For Rural Broadband In Illinois
Rural parts of Illinois may finally get high-speed internet thanks to some new federal grants.… MORE
New college and career planning tool available to Illinois families
Students and parents now have access to a new college and career planning tool from the state.… MORE
Survey shows 42 percent of Illinois teens texting while driving
By Benjamin Yount/Illinois Radio Network Forty-two percent of Illinois high school students admitted to texting while driving, according to a recent study. The study, published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, surveyed more than 100,000 students in 2015 from across the nation who were 14 and older. Of those students, 38 percent admitted to texting…… MORE
Rep. Brady: Rauner’s ISU tour secured much needed campus repairs
Local leaders went to the top to secure millions of state government dollars in funding for emergency repairs to three Illinois State University buildings.… MORE
GOP’s Davis to welcome Obama at U of I
Locked in a reelection battle, Republican Congressman Rodney Davis announced he’ll be at the University of Illinois Friday to welcome former President Barack Obama to campus.… MORE
Authorities discover man’s body in Clinton Lake
A man was found dead Thursday afternoon in Clinton Lake.… MORE
Cyber-security a focus of first responders
About 1,000 emergency responders from around the state are focusing on cyber-security and other safety matters during training this week.… MORE
Vaccination push to combat Hepatitis A
The Illinois Department of Public Health is working to get more people vaccinated against Hepatitis A.… 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…