Gov. Bruce Rauner will be traveling to Europe next month for his next trade mission.… MORE
Gov. Bruce Rauner will be traveling to Europe next month for his next trade mission.… MORE
A state representative wants the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs to notify veterans’ home residents and workers within 24 hours of a Legionnaires Disease outbreak, but others think the measure should be more clear and more broad.… MORE
A former girlfriend of state Rep. Bob Rita says her late father asked House Speaker Michael Madigan to intervene in a domestic case she brought against Rita more than 15 years ago.… MORE
The Better Business Bureau is giving a heads-up about what they say is the next evolution of a familiar scam, but with a violent twist.… MORE
Illinois’ comptroller says Governor Bruce Rauner is spending twice what he should on workers in his office – even though on paper, the governor is holding the line on the budget.… MORE
Illinois manufacturers could see both benefits and drawbacks to new tariffs put in place by the Trump administration.… MORE
A new poll shows Illinoisans are upset with just about all things political.… MORE
Lawmakers want to put redistricting reform on the ballot, hoping to succeed where a popular initiative failed.… MORE
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said he’s encouraged by reports that North Korea is willing to talk to the United States about giving up its nuclear weapons.… MORE
The latest plan to deal with Legionnaires disease at the Quincy veterans home is to tear down the dorms where dozens of veterans have gotten sick, but that could take years.… 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…