Illinois has opt-in to a federal program that is pulling the state’s public safety phone traffic onto a separate broadband network.… MORE
Illinois has opt-in to a federal program that is pulling the state’s public safety phone traffic onto a separate broadband network.… MORE
Illinois taxpayers should know by the end of the month, and every month going forward, how much debt state government agencies are accumulating, thanks to the Debt Transparency Act.… MORE
Gov. Bruce Rauner is taking an up close look at the issue of health and safety at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy.… MORE
Last year was one for the record books according to the state’s climatologist. … MORE
Illinois tops a new list tracking the percentage of outbound moves among the 50 states.… MORE
Illinois Treasurer Mike Frerichs said getting any unclaimed property you’re due is now easier and faster than ever.… MORE
One of Illinois’ new laws for the new year requires schools across the state to teach cursive once again.… MORE
August 4, 2018, will be the first time that Illinois will commemorate the date as Barack Obama Day.… MORE
Illinois is getting blasted right now with frigid temperatures, and the outlook is for winter to remain on the cold side.… MORE
Opioid overdoses in Illinois killed nearly twice as many people as car crashes last year, but public health officials and addiction specialists say most people either don’t know or don’t care.… 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…