Illinois House lawmakers in Springfield voted Tuesday on whether President Barack Obama’s birthday should become a state holiday.… MORE
Illinois House lawmakers in Springfield voted Tuesday on whether President Barack Obama’s birthday should become a state holiday.… MORE
State Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) is among a chorus of House Republicans seeking to change the way Illinois political maps are drawn.… MORE
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said he plans to ask Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch about his independence from the White House if his nomination is confirmed.… MORE
A state senator from Evanston has announced his plans to run for governor.… MORE
Money for the Illinois Auditor General’s Office is being considered at the statehouse, and the one senator who voted in committee against approving the current auditor general says he needs to go.… MORE
It might sound as rare as man bites dog. … MORE
State Rep. Tom Bennett (R-Pontiac) is scratching his head over the kinds of bills being proposed in Springfield, as Illinois continues to operate without a budget.… MORE
Some Illinois lawmakers want to make a poisonous weed a symbol of our state.… MORE
The Illinois House nearly passed a bill that would have spent up to $1.5 million to do what Google Translate already does for free.… MORE
Lawmakers are torn on whether to entice businesses to grow in Illinois with state-approved job creation credits.… 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…