Illinois is bringing up a new generation of women ready to break into the agriculture industry. … MORE
Illinois is bringing up a new generation of women ready to break into the agriculture industry. … MORE
Gov. Bruce Rauner has unveiled a new cybersecurity plan for the state.… MORE
New legislation in Springfield would allow Illinois residents to possess up to one ounce of marijuana.… MORE
Nearly all of Illinois’ counties shrank in population last year. … MORE
Proponents and opponents of legalizing pot in Illinois are firing up their talking points after a proposal to legalize the sale of weed for recreational purposes sprouted up this week.… MORE
Supporters of competing measures to automatically register eligible Illinois citizens to vote are close to being on the same page. … MORE
Gov. Bruce Rauner says Democrats complaining his administration’s agency heads aren’t offering up cuts is an attempt at putting his administration in a trick bag.… MORE
The sponsor of a bill to get rid of a mailer requirement for constitutional amendments says it’s not necessary for this day and age. … MORE
Illinois’ governor is working to build consensus with other governors on how the Affordable Care Act should be reformed.… MORE
Two state of Illinois employees who do not want to pay dues to the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) union plan to take their case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.… 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…