A proposed amendment to the state constitution could eject legislative leaders of both parties from their posts if there’s no balanced budget. … MORE
A proposed amendment to the state constitution could eject legislative leaders of both parties from their posts if there’s no balanced budget. … MORE
Since 2007, the average Illinoisan hasn’t even seen a full percentage point of personal income growth.… MORE
A group of state Senate bills could affect next season’s Chicago Bears roster.… MORE
Illinois is ranked last in the nation in one of its highest-paying employment sectors, according to a state report.… MORE
Illinois lawmakers are looking to take on the army of the dead by making October “Zombie Preparedness Month.”… MORE
Southern Illinois University trustees are raising tuition even as enrollment at the school’s main campus is dropping.… MORE
Governor Bruce Rauner says he agrees in many ways with President Trump’s new Education Secretary, but the governor says he’s not waiting around for Betsy DeVos to fix Illinois’ schools.… MORE
The showdown over Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions’ nomination to become Attorney General ended with a close vote after a contentious battle.… MORE
Like an engine that starts up but then sputters to a halt, votes on several of the bills part of the so-called “grand compromise” to end the budget impasse stopped after the pension reform measure failed Wednesday afternoon.… MORE
A federal judge has ordered that a disgraced Illinois congressman’s private court records stay sealed.… 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…