A new lawmaker – appointed with the help of her indicted predecessor – could be kicked out of the Illinois House. The argument against State Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado (D-Chicago) is that her appointment is tainted, because former State Rep. Luis Arroyo was involved through his political organization. … MORE
Broadband access will be available to more of rural Illinois, with $50 million in capital funds available as matching funds announced by Gov. JB Pritzker.… MORE
State lawmakers Wednesday got their hearing into the “automatic voter registration” problem which led to more than 500 non-citizen drivers having their information sent to election authorities.… MORE
As we lead up to March Madness, one of the state’s business leaders is touting Makers’ Madness. … MORE
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation paving the way for local municipalities to contract with private firms to audit local businesses and state sales tax figures in hopes they’ll find a mistake. … MORE
With the debacle of the Iowa caucuses fresh in the minds of Illinois politicians, there’s bipartisan support to make the Land of Lincoln the first-in-the-nation primary. But that’s still just an idea at this point.… MORE
Members of the Illinois House – including the speaker – are talking about a former colleague who could be in a lot of trouble for getting caught up in sexual harassment allegations.… MORE
The Illinois Legislative Ethics Commission will be a focus of the Illinois Commission on Ethics and Lobbying Reforms later this week.… MORE
Amid sprawling federal corruption investigations in Illinois, some are looking at what role the Illinois Attorney General plays in rooting out duplicitous elected officials.… MORE
The Illinois State Rifle Association has filed a lawsuit against the Illinois State Police claiming the agency allowed the state to take Firearm Owners Identification card processing fees and use that money for other purposes, but agency officials said it didn’t make the fund sweeps.… 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…