State officials are reminding the public that human trafficking is a problem right here in Illinois.… MORE
State officials are reminding the public that human trafficking is a problem right here in Illinois.… MORE
Billionaire venture capitalist J.B. Pritzker announced this week he’s launching an exploratory committee for Illinois governor.… MORE
President Donald Trump’s new interpretation of federal education policy, to give more authority to individual states, isn’t changing Illinois’ new school master plan.… MORE
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth has joined colleagues in promoting major paid family and medical leave legislation. … MORE
There’s a renewed effort in the Illinois legislature to pass an automatic voter registration bill.… MORE
Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan is taking a closer look at proposed Medicaid cuts by the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans. … MORE
There’s a new proposal in the House to reform the long-debated school funding formula, but one state lawmaker says it’s only throwing money at a problem and offering little that will actually improve schools.… MORE
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources recently awarded more than $98,000 in grants from privately donated funds to bring more students on field trips to the state’s parks. … MORE
The $15 minimum wage movement is now in writing in Illinois.… MORE
Self-driving cars may be on the horizon, but the head of the state transportation department says there’s plenty to look at before giving them the green light.… 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…