A new state law requires hospitals to have a specially trained provider on staff around the clock to treat victims by 2022. It was sponsored in the House by Rep. Michael Unes (R-Pekin), who says the idea is to provide sensitive care to victims, especially when it comes to collecting evidence.… MORE
An apology from Congressman Rodney Davis after one of his former field directors was arrested. Davis issued the apology to his opponent Betsy Dirksen Londrigan and her husband.… MORE
A 2016 natural gas leak that contaminated drinking water from the Mahomet Aquifer was the motivation for a new law signed by the governor to prevent future failures.… MORE
He wasn’t the first choice as a brunch speaker Thursday, but Illinois Democrats seemed to like Pete Buttigieg anyway. He’s the 36-year-old mayor of South Bend, Ind.… MORE
Following his new custom, Gov. Rauner roared into the fairgrounds on his Harley on Governor’s Day at the Illinois State Fair. … MORE
Illinois animal farmers say they have an image problem.… MORE
Gov. Rauner used Senior Day at the Illinois State Fair to sign a pair of senior-related bills into law.… MORE
Andrew Metheny says his $250 prize money will go toward paying the speeding ticket he got on his way to the Illinois State Fair’s hog-calling contest Sunday.… MORE
Illinois State Senator Paul Schimpf praising Bruce Rauner after the Governor signs legislation to make it easier for Illinois high school seniors to go to college in-state.… MORE
This year’s Illinois State Fair Queen has entered two pageants in her life and won them both.… 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…