Central Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger is praising President Trump for ordering air strikes against Syria.… MORE
Central Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger is praising President Trump for ordering air strikes against Syria.… MORE
President Donald Trump has indicated he’ll send National Guard troops to secure the nation’s southern border.… MORE
A state budget with or without cuts is likely to include all of the $5 billion income tax increase passed over the governor’s veto last summer. … MORE
The Illinois Department of Transportation is calling attention safety to the workers who fix our roads.… MORE
he Illinois Senate has voted to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.… MORE
Familiar themes are part of the discussion in Springfield concerning a new state budget, including from a local lawmaker who is part the minority leadership.… MORE
Illinois lawmakers are once again going to debate whether to let schools post public notices online rather than in the local newspaper.… MORE
Governor Bruce Rauner is giving lawmakers a list of his legislative priorities.… MORE
Aging baby boomers are on track to tip the scales toward retirees over kids for the first time in American history.… MORE
Consumer advocates say power suppliers are ripping off customers by hiding fees on their utility bills. … 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…