Don’t be surprised if Illinois’ next public health law comes from Champaign County. … MORE
Don’t be surprised if Illinois’ next public health law comes from Champaign County. … MORE
Illinois lawmakers will have to pour over a half billion dollars more than last year into the state’s retirement accounts in their next budget.… MORE
Governor Bruce Rauner said he understands the stress felt by local government leaders, who reluctantly granted property tax breaks for Canada’s Brandt Industries.… MORE
Democratic candidate for governor Daniel Biss was at the Normal Public Library Friday to support efforts of Illinois State University’s graduate students to form a union.… MORE
There were 10 traffic deaths on Illinois highways over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.… MORE
The newly appointed Inspector General in Springfield told the victim of alleged sexual harassment by a lawmaker to turn over unlimited access to her cell phone and social media account.… MORE
Ten Illinois soldiers who are part of the Chicago-based 633rd Theater Gateway Personnel Accountability Team are back home for the holidays after serving overseas for nine months and they’re looking to catch up on lost time with their families.… MORE
That Illinois is seeing temperatures as much as 20 degrees warmer than average is not normal. That only about a third of the state has seen a dusting of snow so far is normal, however.
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A major contributor to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s campaign has been shown to be a financial supporter of the embattled Alabama Republican candidate for Senate Roy Moore.… MORE
The state of Illinois is collecting more from you and your businesses’ income, but the indication from other revenue sources is the state’s economy is flat.… 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…