Ethanol production in the United States is at record levels right now, with billions of gallons being produced annually, according to David Loos, Director of Research and Business Development for the Illinois Corn Growers Association.… MORE
Ethanol production in the United States is at record levels right now, with billions of gallons being produced annually, according to David Loos, Director of Research and Business Development for the Illinois Corn Growers Association.… MORE
Gov. Bruce Rauner spent the weekend in Washington D.C. as Republican state leaders gathered in the nation’s capitol for their winter meeting.… MORE
The same Illinois lawmaker responsible for the law that raised the speed limit on interstates to 70 is now looking to raise it to 75.… MORE
The AFSCME union said a majority of its members authorized a strike. Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s office said the strike vote is an attack on the state’s taxpayers. … MORE
A small business advocacy group says employers are wary of state government facilitating retirement savings for the private sector when it hasn’t done a great job with other programs.… MORE
The Illinois State Fair in Springfield is months away but some entertainment has been announced. … MORE
Historic sites in Illinois are about to get a technological upgrade that will make it easier for visitors to offer financial support. … MORE
State lawmakers dolling out scholarships to state universities was unfunded, abused and ultimately abolished in 2012. There’s an effort to bring it back, but it could be dead on arrival.… MORE
Illinois’ treasurer is asking President Donald Trump for some clarity on federal marijuana laws so that banks will be less hesitant to do business with the fledgling medical cannabis industry.… MORE
The Midwest has seen a third consecutive year of decreasing farmland values.… 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…