The Illinois Senate’s so-called grand bargain engine started up briefly Wednesday but then sputtered to a halt after Republican leadership said it’s not ready yet.… MORE
The Illinois Senate’s so-called grand bargain engine started up briefly Wednesday but then sputtered to a halt after Republican leadership said it’s not ready yet.… MORE
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., is weighing in on the Trump Administration firing of FBI Director James Comey.… MORE
State Representative Dan Brady of Bloomington sees some light at the end of the tunnel to resolve two-years of budget gridlock in Springfield.… MORE
By Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Local election managers across Illinois say a proposed anti-hacking law isn’t going to change what they do. Democratic State Senator Michael Hastings says after last fall’s hack of the Illinois State Board of Elections, he wants to make sure local election offices are safe. Hastings is proposing a law…… MORE
Former Gov. Pat Quinn was back at the Illinois Statehouse Monday and now his image will hang in the hallways forever.… MORE
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin called for greater resources to be brought to the table in the ongoing investigation of Russian involvement in the Presidential election.… MORE
AT&T is asking Illinois lawmakers to help roll back a decades-old requirement that forces it to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on technology that most people don’t want and don’t use.… MORE
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis asked constituents to share their experiences with the nation’s airlines with customer service in the spotlight recently.… MORE
Josh Rodgers, the young U.S. Army Ranger from Bloomington-Normal, belongs to the ages.… MORE
There are more than 280 professions in Illinois that require a state license. Only two of those professions offer online license applications.… 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…