Former Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger is staying in state government.… MORE
Former Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger is staying in state government.… MORE
A new pilot program meant to give food stamp recipients greater access to fresh foods at farmers’ markets is on hold pending a state budget.… MORE
A new bill in Illinois would let teens join Illinois organ donor registry.… MORE
Gov. Bruce Rauner continues to warn lawmakers negotiating on a budget deal that the state is not going to get out of its economic doldrums by raising taxes alone.… MORE
The numbers are in and January ended up being a pretty mild month in Illinois.… MORE
U.S. Sen. Senator Dick Durbin was among Democrats voting against the nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions to become the next Attorney General in the Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.… MORE
There are competing proposals surfacing in the Illinois House to avert a possible pay stoppage for state employees.… MORE
A professor of labor law says Illinois taxpayers would be the ultimate losers if the AFSCME union were to strike.… MORE
An Illinois court case that could bring about a national right-to-work law may be heard by the Supreme Court.… MORE
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin took to the Senate Floor on Tuesday to lash out against President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting travel from several Muslim-majority nations.… 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…