Hundreds of women from across the state journeyed to Springfield to voice their support of progressive legislation and a financially responsible budget.… MORE
Hundreds of women from across the state journeyed to Springfield to voice their support of progressive legislation and a financially responsible budget.… MORE
Illinois 103rd district Representative Carol Ammons (D, Champaign-Urbana) has announced an interest in running for Congress.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan University has offered condolences to its CCIW counterparts at Wheaton College after the death of a student athlete.… MORE
The latest report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows corn growers are using less land to plant their crops this year, but it likely won’t have an impact on corn yields.… MORE
A new and improved version of the “Getting Around Illinois” website offers real-time road conditions and interactive maps for Illinois drivers looking for the easy route to their destination.… MORE
Governor Bruce Rauner has declared April 24-28 Illinois Distracted Driving Awareness week, in conjunction with the nation observing the same for the entire month of April.… MORE
The third time was not a charm for Former Governor Rod Blagojevich… MORE
A State Board of Elections hearing examiner hopes to issue a report May 15 about whether Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino violated an order to amend campaign expense reports detailing tens of thousands of dollars in payments to a bank and service station in his then legislative district.… MORE
Federal lawmakers have renewed a push to rein in the IRS’ ability to seize assets, saying the tax collection agency makes victims out of law-abiding small business owners.… MORE
Gov. Bruce Rauner’s move to make Springfield’s Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum a standalone state agency will result in tax savings, the museum’s administrator said. … 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…