A medical cannabis dispensary is confident the cannabis industry is here to stay, despite the Bank of Springfield announcing it will close cannabis businesses bank accounts next month.… MORE
A medical cannabis dispensary is confident the cannabis industry is here to stay, despite the Bank of Springfield announcing it will close cannabis businesses bank accounts next month.… MORE
There’s a growing push to change how Illinois handles early voting.… MORE
The Libertarian candidate for governor is riding his party’s theme to reduce government’s involvement in everyday lives.… MORE
The average American farm is getting larger, according to a new government report.… MORE
Central Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis said a trade war with China would have a devastating impact for area farmers.… MORE
Democratic candidate for Illinois Governor, J.B. Pritzker, is promoting his plan for a progressive or graduated income tax, but is declining to provide specifics.… MORE
Some much-needed repairs will start Monday on two heavily traveled state-run Bloomington roadways… MORE
Illinois drivers covered by Bloomington’s State Farm Insurance will pay lower premiums starting next month.… MORE
Illinois will spend $194 million over the next five years on projects intended to make railroad crossings in the state safer.… MORE
Foreclosures in February showed a dramatic decrease in Illinois compared with last year and January, but the state still has the sixth-highest foreclosure rate in the U.S.… 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…