A national organization is criticizing Governor Bruce Rauner’s proposal to reinstate the death penalty for certain crimes in Illinois. … MORE
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A national organization is criticizing Governor Bruce Rauner’s proposal to reinstate the death penalty for certain crimes in Illinois. … MORE
Democrat and Republican lawmakers in the House are working to reinstate the death penalty in Illinois.… MORE
State lawmakers say they are on track to have a balanced full-year budget before the Thursday deadline, but j remaining factor seems to be will it get the governor’s support.… MORE
Illinois Attorney General candidate Erika Harold says Springfield has failed its #MeToo test.… MORE
Illinois’ Abraham Lincoln GoFundMe page is the top earning Lincoln project on the fundraising site.… MORE
Where’s the best place for veterans to retire? Not Illinois, according to a new study.… MORE
The annual Wall of Remembrance display honoring fallen soldiers is now open at the state capitol.… MORE
Illinois will have self-driving cars – eventually – and the Illinois State Police will be ready for them when they hit the streets.… MORE
It’s not just roads, bridges, schools, and pensions that are making it tough for Illinois lawmakers to come to terms on a new state budget.… MORE
Officials at the University of Illinois-Springfield based Illinois Innocence Project aren’t exactly embracing talk of restoring the death penalty in Illinois.… 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…