The state climatologist says last month was the warmest May on record in Illinois.… MORE
The state climatologist says last month was the warmest May on record in Illinois.… MORE
Powerful Illinois lawmaker Lou Lang is responding to allegations that he harassed a female lobbyist.… MORE
There’s a new conversation about when former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich may get out of prison.… MORE
Gov. Bruce Rauner said he will sign a budget that passed both chambers for the first time in his three-and-a-half years as the state’s chief executive despite concerns from a small group of lawmakers who said the budget isn’t balanced.… MORE
Democratic State Representative Lou Lang has resigned from his leadership positions following accusations of sexual harassment.… MORE
The resource officer that shot an alleged school shooter in Dixon was honored at the Illinois Capitol on Wednesday.… MORE
Gun control measures are heading out of the Illinois House and to the Senate in the final days of the spring session.… MORE
It was a momentous night for the Illinois General Assembly on Wednesday. Illinois became the 37th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment on the same evening the Illinois Senate passed a balanced budget for the new fiscal year.
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A bipartisan working group is urging passage of a package of bills designed to improve the higher education system in Illinois.… MORE
Gov. Bruce Rauner wants to spend more than $11 billion over the next six years on infrastructure.… 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…