The Illinois budget situation is causing more problems for individuals that already have had major issues with the state.
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The Illinois budget situation is causing more problems for individuals that already have had major issues with the state.
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If you volunteer even for just one hour here and there this year it can have a major impact.
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Taxes paid on a few items typically bought the drug store are coming down.
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Depending on where you live in Illinois, getting a job in the next three months can range from difficult to nearly impossible.… MORE
If your grocery store breaks one egg in a carton, they used to have to throw the whole carton out. With the new year, that changes.… MORE
By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ state government spending authority has lapsed with six months left in the current fiscal year; and the Secretary of State’s office says it is vendors, not drivers, who will feel the pinch. The Illinois Secretary of State’s office has been here before with operations continuing without a way to pay…… MORE
Professionals in a new field will now be required to become more aware of how spot suspected domestic violence.
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The cause is up for debate but the numbers tell the story at the Illinois State Museum – attendance is down. … MORE
Homesharing company AirBnB said that their Illinois hosts pulled in $73 million in supplemental income as of December in the year 2016, hosting more than 430,000 bookings.… MORE
With the dawn of a new year comes the dawn of new laws enforced by the state, including laws for drivers.… 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…