Concealed-carry permit applications in Illinois have declined since 104,000 residents applied when the program began in 2014, according to the Illinois State Police. … MORE
Concealed-carry permit applications in Illinois have declined since 104,000 residents applied when the program began in 2014, according to the Illinois State Police. … MORE
Illinois is bucking a national trend by logging an increase in traffic fatalities.… MORE
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is urging the public to be careful when purchasing solar glasses for Monday’s eclipse.… MORE
The Illinois unemployment rate increased slightly last month.… MORE
When it comes to political life in Illinois, it appears 83 is the new 53.… MORE
The conservative Illinois think tank that has developed a strong presence within the Rauner administration is under scrutiny for a new political cartoon.… MORE
The first Republican to announce a challenge to Lisa Madigan in next year’s race for Illinois attorney general says she will do what Madigan promised but failed to do – fight public corruption.… MORE
During separate stops in Bloomington-Normal Wednesday, Democratic U.S. Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin weighed in on the controversy surrounding President Donald Trump’s statements which spread the blame for the recent violent in Charlottesville, Va.… MORE
Gov. Bruce Rauner is signing a package of bills in honor of Agriculture Day at the Illinois State Fair.… MORE
The governor has walked back comments surrounding the car attack that has left three dead in Charlottesville, Va.… 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…