More Illinois job seekers have given up looking for work than those in other states.… MORE
More Illinois job seekers have given up looking for work than those in other states.… MORE
Illinois is poised to become the first state in the country to ban performing elephants.… MORE
Illinois students who aren’t heading to college could soon have a much different high school experience.… MORE
Gov. Bruce Rauner has named McLean County’s public defender to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.… MORE
Illinois continues as the state with the lowest credit rating with another round of declines that started nearly a decade ago.… MORE
Be wary of phone calls soliciting money for fallen police officers. That’s the warning from Illinois State Police who say a phone scam throughout the state asks for donations for officers who have died in the line of duty.
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The two Democrats representing Illinois in the U.S. Senate are harshly critical of President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement.… MORE
There is a change in command at the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.… MORE
Illinois lawmakers are scheduled to send Gov. Bruce Rauner legislation placing limits on local law enforcement’s ability to cooperate in the deportation of undocumented immigrants.… MORE
Wednesday is the final day for Illinois state lawmakers to pass a balanced budget with simple majorities.… 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…