Lack of knowledge about the fees Illinoisans pay to their retirement managers costs them hundreds of millions of dollars every year. A new federal rule may help to stop that, but experts warn the threat of lawsuits may take away options.… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2017
Sports On Air
WJBC 1230 AM: 5:20 p.m. Baseball – Washington at St. Louis… MORE
State Police remember Trooper with booming laugh
Illinois State Police are paying tribute to one of their own as they release some more details about Wednesday’s accident near Farmer City that killed Trooper Ryan Albin.… MORE
FBI thinks U of I scholar is dead, Champaign man accused of her kidnapping
The FBI believes University of Illinois visiting scholar Yingying Zhang is dead, and authorities have arrested a Champaign man for the Chinese woman’s abduction.… MORE
Sen. Brady to offer downstate perspective in leadership post
The new Republican leader in the State Senate, Bloomington’s Bill Brady, said he sought the post to give downstaters a voice.… MORE
Appeals court ruling gives hope for new trial in 2003 Bloomington murder
A man serving 70 years in prison for a murder at Miller Park in Bloomington over a decade ago has renewed hope of getting a new trial.… MORE
Bill Brady named Senate Republican Leader
State Sen. Bill Brady on Bloomington has been chosen the Senate’s Republican leader as Illinois lawmakers approach a midnight deadline to end a two-year budget impasse.… MORE
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Legislative leaders uncertain if budget will be approved by new fiscal year
The leading House Democrat said Thursday he couldn’t provide assurances that a budget deal would be done by tonight’s midnight deadline.… MORE
Funeral services set for state trooper Albin
Funeral services have been scheduled for the state trooper who was killed in a crash on Interstate 74 near Farmer City Wednesday.… MORE
Blogs
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…