Cities and counties across Illinois that are considered sanctuary cities may miss out on federal grants totaling tens of thousands – if not millions – of dollars under a federal Department of Justice policy announced last week.
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Cities and counties across Illinois that are considered sanctuary cities may miss out on federal grants totaling tens of thousands – if not millions – of dollars under a federal Department of Justice policy announced last week.
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Two men are in custody and police said there likely will be additional arrests after investigators said they uncovered an elaborate marijuana production lab in Woodford County.… MORE
As promised, Governor Bruce Rauner has issued an amendatory veto of the school funding bill known as Senate Bill 1.… MORE
Certain Middle Eastern countries are gaming a trade agreement with the U.S., and this has erased more than 25,000 jobs, according to an industry advocate.… MORE
Authorities said the investigation into the death of a Twin-Cities woman in a boating accident on the Kankakee River will include how a young girl riding with her survived the tragedy.… MORE
A school funding bill, passed by the Illinois Senate, has found its way to the Governor’s desk.… MORE
An advocate for gasoline wholesalers said they’ve been betrayed by the newest Illinois budget and could see a shift away from ethanol-mixed fuel because of it.… MORE
Community involvement is one of the most important aspects of the Illinois Bicentennial, and to help celebrate the state’s 200th birthday, Gov. Bruce Rauner has come up with a unique way for high school and college students to be involved in making history.… MORE
Hall of Famer Lou Brock is celebrating the latest prognosis from his doctor. The St. Louis Cardinals legend is cancer free.… MORE
The investigation of a deadly amusement ride accident at the Ohio State Fair has led to Illinois Labor Department and Agriculture officials to give a ride the boot before next month’s state fair begins.… 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…