Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan is accusing Gov. Bruce Rauner of being loose on the facts.… MORE
Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan is accusing Gov. Bruce Rauner of being loose on the facts.… MORE
Digital hunting licenses could be the wave of the future in Illinois if a bill passes the General Assembly.… MORE
As lawmakers returned to Springfield, State Sen. Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) introduced a series of bills he said would end the 21-month budget impasse.… MORE
Regardless if they agree with last week’s ruling, Illinois lawmakers, who are among the highest paid legislators in the country, are set to get a windfall in their bank accounts before vendors and social service agencies get paid for their work.… MORE
Will the drive in and out of Chicago for hundreds of thousands possibly get a little better?… MORE
State Representative Dan Brady (R-Bloomington) says little by little, lawmakers are coming closer to compromising on funding for state pensions.… MORE
A new plan at the Illinois Capitol could have consumers waiting longer for their prescriptions. … MORE
According to a lawmaker and a local printer, a law still on the books since the late 1990s meant to help local farmers has done nothing but drive up costs and drive down competition.… MORE
A bill in Congress would force airlines to make more space in between their seats.… MORE
A survey conducted by the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute shows Illinoisans are split when it comes to the Affordable Care Act.… 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…