A president in office is trying to make progress. A convicted felon running against him is trying to make bail.… MORE
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A president in office is trying to make progress. A convicted felon running against him is trying to make bail.… MORE
State lawmakers have scattered to their home districts after adjournment this past week.… MORE
The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, shared his views with people in Peoria Saturday.… MORE
As Illinois political watchers observed Wednesday’s debate over the budget, many already are singling out the remarks of State Rep. Fred Crespo (D-Hoffman Estates) as he warned of difficult financial times ahead.… MORE
The bill to lift the state’s sales tax on groceries was not popular with everyone.… MORE
Wednesday morning – hours after the legislature passed the $53.1 billion budget in its all-night finale – Gov. JB Pritzker felt like taking a victory lap.… MORE
A $53.1 billion budget is on its way to the governor.… MORE
By WMBD-TV CHICAGO – The Illinois Poison Center is warning residents of the increased presence of foodborne illnesses as the warmer months roll in. Why now and not winter? Basically with outdoor celebrations, hot food fails to stay hot and cold food fails to stay cold, increasing the risk of food poisoning. That, plus bugs…… MORE
A teacher, paratrooper, lawmaker, college and pro athlete, and Secretary of State will have his name on a state office building in Chicago.… MORE
Disabled Illinoisans who make a sub-minimum wage in community workshops would eventually make the minimum, if a bill which passed the House Thursday becomes law.… 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…