With not quite two weeks to go in the legislature’s session, Republicans are going off on Gov. JB Pritzker.… MORE
Category Archives: Politics
Illinois State Board of Education votes to return students to in-person in the fall
If you like your kids’ virtual classroom, you don’t get to keep it.… MORE
Gov. Pritzker reports Illinoisans to continue receiving federal government unemployment benefits
Employers say they are having a tough time finding help.… MORE
Will State Sen. Barickman run for Governor?
One Central Illinois lawmaker is mulling around the idea of running for Governor of Illinois; however, a decision could come later this summer.… MORE
HGOP rips Gov. Pritzker over La Salle veteran’s home
Illinois House Republicans, many of them veterans, laid into the Pritzker administration for its response – or lack thereof – to the coronavirus outbreak which has killed 36 residents of the veterans’ home at La Salle.… MORE
Former Illinois Gov. calls prison term “waste of time” at a book signing in Springfield
When the obituary of former Gov. George Ryan is written, two things will be mentioned at the top: his commutation of death sentences, effectively ending capital punishment in Illinois; and his conviction for a licenses-for-bribes scheme from when he was secretary of state.… MORE
Sen. Durbin calls Republican infrastructure proposal “not very ambitious”
U.S. Republicans could unveil a massive infrastructure proposal in the coming days as optimism grows about a possible bipartisan deal.… MORE
Illinois Senate Republicans want to get tough on corruption
Wiretapping would have brought the Com Ed corruption investigation to a head much earlier, a state senator said at a news conference announcing a new ethics bill.… MORE
Illinois top Dr. lends perspective to La Salle veterans’ home COVID-19 outbreak
Illinois Department of Public Health director Dr. Ngozi Ezike tried to lend some perspective to the La Salle veterans’ home coronavirus outbreak when she testified before state senators investigating the state’s response.… MORE
Despite ‘Bridge Phase’ and new guidance from CDC, Illinois House members must remain masked
Despite Illinois’ entry into the “bridge phase” and new guidance from the CDC, Illinois House members must remain masked. Senators are still subject to regular saliva tests.… 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…