More than a dozen attorneys general, including Illinois’ attorney general, are suing the Trump Administration in an effort to save DACA, the program granting legal status to 800,000 undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children.… MORE
More than a dozen attorneys general, including Illinois’ attorney general, are suing the Trump Administration in an effort to save DACA, the program granting legal status to 800,000 undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children.… MORE
Last month was the 12th coolest august on record in Illinois.… MORE
Students in Illinois public schools will become more financially savvy with the implementation of new financial literacy standards starting this year.… MORE
Illinois rural communities are losing tens of thousands of residents to outmigration as small towns grapple with employment issues.… MORE
A dry August looks to have taken its toll on Illinois’ crops.… MORE
Thousands of young people are heading back to class, but it may surprise parents and students where their tuition dollars are going.… MORE
The start of the long, Labor Day weekend is marred by tragedy on a Tazewell County road.… MORE
A former Illinois State University student, convicted of a felony a quarter-century ago for his role in a campus credit card scam, has convinced Gov. Bruce Rauner to grant him a pardon so that he can carry a firearm.… MORE
A McLean County Grand Jury has indicted two people with violating the state’s law to combat revenge porn following an investigation into alleged abuse of residents at a Chenoa nursing home.… MORE
State and local police are stepping up patrols for the Labor Day weekend focusing on drunk drivers.… 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…