Gov. Bruce Rauner is plowing through clemency requests that he inherited from past administrations. … MORE
Gov. Bruce Rauner is plowing through clemency requests that he inherited from past administrations. … MORE
If you thought there was a lack of grand prize winners in Illinois Lottery instant games in recent years, you may be on to something. … MORE
Every household in Illinois is now responsible for $84,000 in pension debt, according to a new analysis coming out of Stanford University.… MORE
The Illinois Supreme Court has approved an expansion of problem-solving courts in three counties.… MORE
By now, you’ve heard the advice from doctors. Get your flu shot. … MORE
There’s a difference of opinion in what needs to happen to grow the state’s economy.… MORE
Illinois’ sluggish economy has claimed another victim: home values.… MORE
One labor expert suggest the dispute between AFSCME and Gov. Bruce Rauner may end at the state Supreme Court.… MORE
New FBI data show that you are more likely to be a victim of violent crime in five Illinois cities other than Chicago. … MORE
Negotiations between Illinois’ political leaders still have not resulted in anything resembling a budget. … 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…