For those of you wondering how your local congressman voted on the Liz Cheney matter … he didn’t.… MORE
Category Archives: Politics
Congressman Davis: “Ca’mon, get the vaccine”
A U.S. Representative from Central Illinois is pushing those hesitant to receive their COVID-19 vaccine to get the shot.… MORE
State Rep. Stava-Murray sponsoring a bill to make child care a legitimate campaign expense
Child care on the campaign trail?… MORE
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger sizes up the Republican Party
The most talked about Republican in Illinois talks about today’s GOP.… MORE
‘Welcoming city’ debate isn’t over, says Alderwoman Carrillo
Bloomington City Council member Jenn Carrillo still wants the council to pass a “welcoming city” ordinance to protect undocumented immigrants from possible deportation.… MORE
2 Republicans break ranks over McLean County redistricting proposal
A second Republican is having doubts about a GOP-backed plan to dramatically change the way county board districts are drawn in McLean County.… MORE
Gov. Pritzker announces COVID-19 vaccines will be available in business districts throughout Illinois
As many Illinoisans head back to the office for the first time in more than a year, something new will be waiting for them: a chance to get a coronavirus vaccination.… MORE
Senate Republican proposal would standardize election procedures across Illinois
Supporters of a bill to standardize election procedures across Illinois do not arise from claims President Biden’s victory last fall was fraudulent.… MORE
Map madness has some state lawmakers in its grip
The opposing political parties in Springfield offer opposing views of just how diabolical the every-ten-years process of redistricting really is.… MORE
An Illinois House majority says Washington, D.C., should be a state.
Members of the Illinois House took time to kick around the idea of statehood for Washington, D.C., as a resolution. That, of course, carries no weight, nor do people at the Illinois State Capitol have the authority to decide D.C. statehood.… 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…