Now it’s time for the federal government to look into the problems with Illinois’ automatic voter registration program. Hundreds of non-citizens were registered to vote. Only one did vote, but everybody at a hearing in Springfield agrees: that’s one too many.… MORE
Doctors and patients say they’ve had it with some paper-pusher at an insurance company standing between you and your treatment.… MORE
Authorities are asking for the public’s help to identify two people of interest in a local theft.… MORE
A local man and U.S. Naval officer has received an honor from the Navy for outstanding performance of his duties.… MORE
The Illinois State University Board of Trustees approved a bonus for the school’s president, but it came with some displeasure to a group of ISU graduate students.… MORE
Some lawmakers are accusing the governor of playing politics with education funding. … MORE
A post-budget-speech victory lap at the University of Illinois Chicago Thursday included a pitch to help College Illinois.… MORE
The general primary election in March is less than a month away, and the McLean County clerk is reminding voters they can cast their ballots early.… MORE
Celebrating success, Illinois State University rings in 163-years as a university on Founders Day.… MORE
Bloomington Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect involved in two commercial burglaries.… 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…