Illinois has set a new annual record for the third consecutive year in cannabis sales.… MORE
Illinois has set a new annual record for the third consecutive year in cannabis sales.… MORE
An abundance of McLean County residents and groups spoke out against the migrant resolution that was voted on during Thursday night’s McLean County Board meeting.… MORE
The Illinois secretary of state has a New Year’s resolution for you: “Ditch the DMV.”… MORE
A 41-year old Ellsworth man died from multiple gunshot wounds after a shooting Wednesday morning… MORE
A resolution which would prohibit the use of taxpayer funded services for migrants sent into McLean County from another state will be introduced and voted on at Thursday’s county board meeting.… MORE
A 39 year old woman stands accused of first-degree murder after a shooting in Ellsworth Wednesday morning.… MORE
Heartland Community College has been awarded $525,000 to help support Illinois’ growing Electric Vehicle industry.… MORE
With the state’s primary election a little more than two months away, and this being a presidential election year, Wednesday was as good a time as any, it would seem, for an Illinois House committee to listen to testimony about voter access.… MORE
It’s been said that you had better toot your own horn, in case nobody else will.… MORE
Looking ahead to another potential winter storm that could impact Central Illinois Thursday night through Saturday morning.… 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…