An invasive fish that’s getting an image makeover is for sale to eat at the Illinois State Fair.… MORE
Category Archives: State News
Gov. Pritzker for President?
Gov. JB Pritzker’s growing national profile is doing little to quell speculation he has his eye on the White House in 2028.… MORE
Illinois State Fair preview
This year’s Illinois State Fair, which steps off next Thursday, is about what’s new.… MORE
Illinois auctioning off forgotten valuables at State Fair
Valuables left behind – mostly in forgotten safe-deposit boxes – wind up in the state treasurer’s office. And, after at least ten years, they are sold off. Treasurer Mike Frerichs Wednesday announced plans for an auction Saturday, August 19, at the Illinois State Fair.… MORE
Chicago church now a national monument
“Without that open casket,” former Congressman Bobby Rush said, “we would not have had that civil rights movement.”… MORE
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg makes a stop in Champaign
It’s been said, “all politics is local.” To hear U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg talk, you could say, “all transportation is local.”… MORE
Gov. Pritzker announces more measures aimed at keeping abortions safe
Continuing to make Illinois the Midwest’s leader for abortions, Gov. JB Pritzker Monday announced more measures aimed at keeping abortions safe.… MORE
AFSCME Council and Governor’s office reach new state contract
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Seven months of negotiations have produced a four-year contract … announced today (Tuesday) by the governor’s office and AFSCME Council 31. Anders Lindall is a spokesman for the 35,000-person union. “In this agreement not only do we increase wages (and) control health care costs,” said union spokesman Anders Lindall, “but…… MORE
Illinois and UK discuss collaborations for energy efficient future during Pritzker’s visit to UK
By WMBD-TV LONDON, United Kingdom – Governor JB Pritzker, along with the Illinois delegation, has concluded the trade mission trip to the United Kingdom. The latter part of the trip consisted of Pritzker joining the delegation in London to discuss continued collaborations between the UK and Illinois. According to a press release from Pritzker’s office,…… MORE
Winter wheat harvesting nearly complete
There were 5.1 days suitable for field work during the week ending July 16, 2023.… 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…