There is still time left to sign up or enroll for Medicare.… MORE
There is still time left to sign up or enroll for Medicare.… MORE
Billions of unappropriated spending was going on last fiscal year and lawmakers and the public just found out about it.… MORE
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has named a new chief federal prosecutor for the Central District of Illinois that covers McLean County, but the appointment might be temporary.… MORE
Illinois’ unemployment rate is down and jobs are up, but the state’s Department of Employment Security says more needs to be done to grow the economy.… MORE
Illinois’ U.S. Senators aren’t exactly giving their colleague Al Franken a free pass after claims Franken groped a female radio host 11 years ago during a USO tour.… MORE
Given a crisis the Illinois Legislature can react quickly and that’s what they have done to get laws passed to stem the tide of sexual harassment claims at the Illinois Capitol.… MORE
The man challenging long-time State Rep. Dan Brady of Bloomington in the Republican Primary is taking sides in the Illinois governor’s race.… MORE
La Nina is forming in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, and the unpredictable ocean-atmosphere phenomenon is causing similar uncertain in commodity markets in Illinois and around the world.… MORE
Hospitals, doctors offices, nursing homes, and pharmacies across illinois are in line for a huge payday this week. The state of Illinois is finally paying off about $9 billion in old medicaid and other medical bills.… MORE
The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds hearings on Tuesday on whether the president should have the power to order nuclear strikes.… 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…