Businesses looking to partially reopen in Illinois later this month per Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s reopening plan amid COVID-19 concerns may not get the guidance they need to be in time to be in compliance if their region enters the next phase of the governor’s reopening plan.… MORE
A business owner in Carlyle suing Gov. J.B. Pritzker over his stay-at-home order said the state is trying to intimidate him.… MORE
Just over 100 years ago, America was dealing with a pandemic similar to the COVID-19 outbreak.… MORE
Springfield will welcome back the lawmakers next week. They intend to tackle the budget for next year as well as whatever is needed to address coronavirus.… MORE
A local Congressman says, don’t expect the latest coronavirus recovery bill to go anywhere. … MORE
Members of Wisconsin’s Republican legislature want the state’s congressional delegation to oppose using federal COVID-19 relief money to help bail out Illinois’ pensions.… MORE
Gov. JB Pritzker has gotten off the dime, after previously deferring to legislative leaders, and wants the General Assembly back in Springfield while it is still May.… MORE
If you own a bar or restaurant in Bloomington but aren’t open during the pandemic – the city wants to pay you back.… MORE
One person is not impressed with how Gov. Pritzker is handling the pandemic – the man he beat in 2018.… MORE
Candy maker Ferrero has one green light on expansion if it makes that decision in the future.… 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…