The governor returned from an overseas trip that took him to Japan and China to reinforce trade relationships and to build new ones.… MORE
The governor returned from an overseas trip that took him to Japan and China to reinforce trade relationships and to build new ones.… MORE
A central Illinois congressman is taking the lead on changing the formula for which the Federal Emergency Management Agency provides financial assistance to make it more fair.… MORE
September marked the five-year anniversary of video gaming legalization in Illinois.… MORE
Human West Nile cases in Illinois are down significantly this summer.… MORE
If you don’t fish, you’re not on the hook to pay for Illinois to add 80,000 trout to the state’s lakes and ponds this fall.… MORE
Illinois State University Police are investigating an alleged rape and a case of revenge porn, both tied to the use of the mobile dating application Tinder and the picture-sharing app Snapchat.… MORE
The Illinois General Assembly has its biggest departure since Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno resigned early this summer.… MORE
Illinois employment security officials report the jobless rate has hit the five-percent mark.… MORE
Traffic deaths dropped by 78 percent over the Labor Day weekend in Illinois.… MORE
Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich has broken his silence from prison, where he says he’s taking it “one day at a time.” … 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…