A new report shows adults in Illinois exercise slightly more than the average American.… MORE
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A new report shows adults in Illinois exercise slightly more than the average American.… MORE
A change in Illinois law will allow doctors and health care facilities to hire more physician assistants in a move to ease the shortage of doctors in parts of the state.… MORE
Chicagoans are on the hook for more public debt than residents of any of the nation’s 10 largest cities even though the total cost of the city’s debt is less than many others.… MORE
Illinois taxpayers could save more than $3 billion a year from government consolidation and mandate relief, according to Governor Bruce Rauner.… MORE
President Donald Trump’s administration is going to send a portion of $12 billion directly to farmers’ pockets as a way to soothe the sting of the tariff battle he’s waging against foreign importers of American farm commodities.… MORE
State Senator Jason Barickman is pleased President Donald Trump came to Illinois last week to announce the reopening of the steel plant in Granite City.… MORE
The tens of thousands of motorists who drive on Veterans Parkway each day will soon see a major change in their commute.… MORE
Illinois corn and soybean farmers haven’t been plagued by too many pests in recent years, but warm summer weather could still bring trouble.… MORE
The state of Illinois has unveiled a new program to help residents save for retirement.… MORE
The panel of women to hear stories of sexual harassment this year brings its statewide listening tour to Springfield Monday.… 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…