Illinois High School Association executive director Marty Hickman has taken issue with a Chicago Sun Times report which details a 24-percent rise in compensation he received during the 2013-24 school year.… MORE
Category Archives: Scott Laughlin
Hoomanawanui to address student athletes at Bloomington banquet
A Super Bowl champion is coming to Bloomington.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan professor conducts dog study
An Illinois Wesleyan professor is trying to get inside the mind of man’s best friend.… MORE
Illinois State offers free market research for aspiring entrepreneurs
Illinois State University has some new number-crunchers to help small businesses get off the ground.… MORE
Barickman: Illinois faces ‘dark summer’ due to budget impasse
State Sen. Jason Barickman said the budget deadlock will likely get worse before it gets better.… MORE
ISU AD: Coprich ‘paying a price’ following drug arrest
Illinois State athletics director Larry Lyons said senior running back Marshaun Coprich is paying a price for a drug arrest last month.… MORE
Rauner: ‘Stunned’ by Illinois’ unbalanced budget plan
Gov. Bruce Rauner said he’s prepared for a long summer in Springfield as the budget stalemate continues.… MORE
Kickapoo Creek festival recalled in documentary at Normal Theater
It’s been billed as one of the most successful rock festivals you’ve never heard of. This weekend, you’ll get your chance to learn about the ‘Incident at Kickapoo Creek.’
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Sen. Brady open to tax hike as budget stalemate moves into overtime
State Sen. Bill Brady, R-Bloomington, said Republicans are open to discussing some kind of temporary tax increase to help end the budget stalemate if it comes with spending cuts and other reforms.… MORE
GOP consultant ‘shocked’ by Hastert indictment
The indictment against former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert is something no one saw coming, according to a Republican consultant.… 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…