By WMBD-TV PEORIA – As TikTok faces an uncertain future in the United States, two Illinois Congressmen are explaining why they voted ‘yes’ on a bill to force the social media company to part ways with its Chinese parent company ByteDance. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Ill.) said its too risky to allow the Chinese Communist Party…… MORE
A missing Springfield woman is the person found dead next to Interstate 55 in Springfield Wednesday.… MORE
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – Chicago reported eight cases of confirmed measles, and suspect approximately 100 people to be exposed. Health care professionals said that if you are vaccinated, you aren’t at high risk. Although cases of measles are growing, 17 states now reported measles, it’s not as quick as COVID-19, due to the measles, mumps,…… MORE
By WMBD-TV SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced on Wednesday the first official “Notice of Funding Opportunity for Round One of the Illinois National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program.” According to an IDOT news release, the program will provide up $50 million for 46 charging stations across Illinois. “Ongoing EV adoption is a priority…… MORE
Backers of a plan to consolidate early childhood services into one new state agency laid out a two-year timeline Wednesday to a Senate committee.… MORE
One Republican, State Rep. Joe Sosnowski (R-Rockford), says the state would have a million more people if it grew at the same rates as Indiana, Missouri, and Wisconsin.… MORE
Gov. JB Pritzker says a new health care bill, announced during the State of the State message, will give Illinoisans an advantage against Big Insurance.… MORE
Let’s hear it for teachers! … MORE
Those looking for housing in McLean County should think twice about putting down a deposit on an apartment.… MORE
The people with the sharp pencils are bringing into focus how much money Illinois is bringing in for the fiscal year ending June 30. And it’s a little more than earlier believed.… 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…