Rep. Edward Guerra Kodatt – a handpicked successor of former Rep. Mike Madigan – resigned Wednesday morning, just three days after his appointment.
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COVID-19 testing for Unit 5 student-athletes
ISU AD: “We’re hoping to have fans in the stands” for the upcoming football season
IHSA releases 2021 schedule
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State Rep. Brady: “I think we’re going to find ourselves creating amendments” when it comes to the crime bill
As Gov. Pritzker signed a sweeping criminal justice reform bill on Tuesday, one state lawmaker says some areas of the legislation “concern him greatly.”
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ISU’s Dietz plans for ‘traditional’ fall semester thanks to COVID vaccine
Illinois State University is planning for a much more traditional semester next fall with students returning to the classroom instead of taking most or all of their classes online.
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When a woman lost her wallet in a store, a good Samaritan drove to her home to return it
TikTok user raises $7,000 and drives for 12 hours to bring supplies to struggling Texans
More than 160 Confederate symbols came down in 2020, SPLC says
Georgia counties seek legal fees for ‘frivolous’ Trump voter-fraud lawsuit
Michigan county GOP censures Republican congressman for vote against Marjorie Taylor Greene
Donald Trump Jr. deposed by DC attorney general as part of inaugural funds lawsuit
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When a woman lost her wallet in a store, a good Samaritan drove to her home to return it
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Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
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.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
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…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
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…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
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…