By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – You can just fill in the blank. The gulf in access to health care means Blacks are far more likely than whites to die of … This time it’s HIV and AIDS, as lawmakers and supporters called for more funding to target Blacks who need to know how to stay…
Remember the proposed graduated income tax in Illinois? Republicans fear there will be another try at it.
By Jake Fogal NORMAL – An Illinois State student reported missing on Thursday was found dead late Friday night in Normal. According to a news release, Normal Police Officers located a body near a creek area in the 900 block of North Main Street in Normal at approximately 10 pm Police say 21-year old Matthew…
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…
