A Central Illinois Congressman believes border security funding should be separate from funding for Ukraine.… MORE
Category Archives: State News
President of Illinois NAACP facing backlash after remarks about migrants
A prominent leader in Springfield and Illinois could be in hot water.… MORE
Illinois lawmakers introduce disaster bill for small communities
By WMBD-TV WASHINGTON – As severe weather continues to impact Illinois, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced the Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act. According to a Senate news release, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would be reformed to allow more transparency and equity for small and…… MORE
General Assembly Joint and Committee on Administrative Rules punts on gun control legislation
The story of gun control legislation in Illinois is never ending.… MORE
Lt. Stratton introduces a statewide program called ‘We Thrive’
Almost a quarter of the way into the 21st Century, women are still at a disadvantage.… MORE
New pilot program provides Cook County inmate with state ID cards
Because it’s easier to get a job or a place to live when you have a state ID card, a new pilot program between the Cook County sheriff’s department and the Illinois secretary of state will provide those cards to exiting inmates.… MORE
State holds official Pearl Harbor remembrance at Lake Springfield
82 years after the “day that will live in infamy,” the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs held its annual Pearl Harbor remembrance at a veterans’ club on Lake Springfield.… MORE
Illinois Gaming Board boasts historic year, passes new rules in final meeting of 2023
The Illinois Gaming Board is boasting its historic year as it approved new rules and licenses, as well as other measures at its final regular meeting of the year Thursday.… MORE
The State of Illinois remembers Pearl Harbor
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – 82 years after the “day that will live in infamy,” the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs held its annual Pearl Harbor remembrance at a veterans’ club on Lake Springfield. State VA director Terry Prince recounted his days as a sailor: “Going to Pearl Harbor, standing above the U.S.S. Arizona, which currently…… MORE
Candidate filing for next year’s election is now closed
The jockeying for ballot position – top, bottom, in between – is over, now that the 2024 candidates for office in Illinois have filed their petition signatures.… 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…