By Jake Fogal HUDSON – Hundreds made the trip out to Hudson over the weekend and raised record funds at the St. Jude Feed. The event was hosted at the Sit n Bull in Hudson and featured an all you can eat $25 dollar meal, an auction and a 50/50 drawing and raffle. In 2023,…… MORE
On National Voter Registration Day, colleges and local officials from the Twin-Cities are kicking off a student voter registration competition.… MORE
With a contentious election less than a year away, Illinois elections officials are warning that foreign influence could not only include attempted hacking, but elaborate misinformation campaigns that they’re going to need help stopping.… MORE
By Greg Halbleib BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL – The councils in the Twin Cities will be comprised of a total of six newcomers as a result of Tuesday’s election. In Normal, challengers Stan Nord and Karyn Smith earned seats on the town council while Kathleen Lorenz captured a second term. Nord received the most votes (2,873) followed by…… MORE
Illinois will get its second African American attorney general in state history after this fall’s general election. State Sen. Kwame Raoul and former Miss America Erika Harold will face off in November.… MORE
Democrats far outnumbered Republican voters in yesterday’s primaries in Illinois.… MORE
It will be a billionaire businessman challenging incumbent Governor Bruce Rauner in November. … MORE
Voters who need a ride to the polls have a few free options.… MORE
Early voting results from counties outside of the Chicago area are hinting of a downstate surge of Democrat voters.… MORE
Tuesday is primary day in Illinois.… 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…