Bikers took to the capitol in Springfield on Wednesday to talk with their lawmakers about issues including their safety and their rights.… MORE
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Bikers took to the capitol in Springfield on Wednesday to talk with their lawmakers about issues including their safety and their rights.… MORE
Gun owners gathered in the Illinois capitol Wednesday for the annual Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day as lawmakers considered a vote to override a controversial gun control measure.… MORE
The Illinois Illinois Retail Merchants Association said Monday that it had obtained emails showing that municipal officials illegally shared local businesses tax information with an outside company that makes money auditing businesses on behalf of local governments.… MORE
Illinois’ bicentennial best-of voters have a tough decision to make this week. What is Illinois’ most noteworthy historic site?… MORE
House Speaker Michael Madigan was re-elected Monday to his position as head of Illinois’ Democratic Party, as expected.… MORE
People are not supposed to feed wild deer in Illinois.… MORE
A youth football league that represents 40 teams and 1,300 players south of Chicago is happy there won’t be a vote in the Illinois House on a bill to ban youth tackle football this year, but the sponsor of the measure plans to continue to push for it.… MORE
The state unemployment rate dropped slightly in March.… MORE
State Sen. Sam McCann (R-Plainview) announced his plan Thursday to challenge Republican Governor Bruce Rauner and the Democratic nominee J.B. Pritzker in November’s general election as the Conservative Party nominee. … MORE
Cubs’ fans win again.… 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…