Here’s something to be thankful for — Illinois volunteers.… MORE
Here’s something to be thankful for — Illinois volunteers.… MORE
The overtime wage rules affecting millions of salaried workers set to go into effect on December 1 have been temporarily blocked, and will likely never go into effect.… MORE
You have a chance to help Illinois veterans by taking a chance.… MORE
A watchdog group says taxpayers need to start demanding that lawmakers pass balanced budgets as a first step toward addressing very large projected annual deficits in the state.… MORE
While you likely weren’t able to vote for or against House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, unless you live in District 22, your district’s state House lawmaker will soon will vote on whether Madigan remains at the helm.… MORE
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is urging President-elect Donald Trump to avoid an Apprentice-style approach in dealing with younger immigrants.… MORE
Republicans in Springfield have filed automatic voter registration legislation, saying theirs would better ensure honest elections.… MORE
If you haven’t purchased an I-Pass and you blow past a toll, there’s a new way to pay.… MORE
The fate of an Illinois case, Janus v. AFSCME, in which several state employees are challenging forced union dues, is becoming more clear after the election of Republican Donald Trump to the presidency, according to the National Right to Work Foundation. … MORE
The cost of a Thanksgiving meal for ten this year will average $49,89 according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.… 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…