Gov. Bruce Rauner’s education secretary is moving on to a national education nonprofit.… MORE
Category Archives: State News
Illinois helping relocate students and faculty from hard-hit St. Maarten
The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is helping college students of an Illinois-based school impacted by the devastation from Hurricane Irma. … MORE
Emerald ash borers harm Illinois ash trees
Emerald ash borers are decimating ash trees in Illinois, and one expert in Decatur said current prevention methods might not be enough to save the state’s remaining trees.… MORE
Rauner creates task force to battle opioid addiction crisis in Illinois
There’s no doubt opioid abuse is a problem in Illinois. Gov. Bruce Rauner wants to do something about it.… MORE
AG Madigan suing mobile park for unsafe water supply
By Sean Copeland CHICAGO– Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a suit against Country Lane Mobile Park in Heyworth, Illinois over bacterial contamination of the public water supply. A preliminary injunction was also entered, which requires the park owner to provide their residents with safe drinking water and bottled water until the public supply…… MORE
Judge rules former priest as ‘sexually violent’
By Sean Copeland CHICAGO– A Cook County Judge has ruled a former catholic priest a ‘Sexually Violent Person.’ The decision from Circuit Court Judge Dennis Porter comes before the former priest, 48-year-old Daniel McCormack is to attend a dispositional hearing on November 27th. McCormack, formerly of St. Agatha’s church in Chicago will remain…… MORE
Comptroller to Illinois schools: Checks in the mail
Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is telling Illinois school districts, the check is in the mail.… MORE
Gov. Rauner begins Asian trade mission
Governor Bruce Rauner is heading to Japan and China this weekend for an overseas trade mission.… MORE
State lawmakers hear public safety concerns of proposals to legalize marijuana
Expect more hearings on efforts to legalize and tax adult cannabis use in Illinois in an effort lawmakers say is meant to craft the best law possible.… MORE
Biss drops running mate
The Daniel Biss campaign for governor is making changes to the ticket.… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
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.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
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…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
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…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
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…