Unit 5 has had its bond rating reaffirmed by Moody’s Investors.… MORE
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Bow hunting season is underway
Deer season, for those who hunt with a bow and arrow, is in full swing.… MORE
Payment to state retirement system will be skipped
Delaying a pension payment is the short-term solution offered by the Illinois Comptroller to make sure the state meets other obligations next month.… MORE
Illinois People’s Action calls for lawmakers to pass Clean Jobs bill
Illinois People’s Action is calling on State Rep. Dan Brady, R-Bloomington, to co-sponsor the Clean Jobs bill.… MORE
LaHood to serve on natural resources, science committees
Darin LaHood has been given his committee assignments now that he’s been sworn into Congress.… MORE
Rauner wants to sell Thompson Center
The state’s main office building in Chicago is up for sale.… MORE
Mitsubishi workers vote on new contract
Voting has begun at the local United Auto Workers hall as Mitsubishi Motors employees vote on a tentative contract. … MORE
Historic Preservation Commission shoots down Mecherle Hall demolition
Plans to demolish the Mecherle Hall building on the east side of the Advocate BroMenn medical facility hit a snag Tuesday when the Normal Historic Preservation Commission shot down a proposal to tear down the building.… MORE
Bruegala brings record profits
Charity was the big winner this year at the record breaking Bruegala beer tasting festival in August. The Jaycees sponsored event raised $69,000 for charity. … MORE
APTA president: Connect Transit award a ‘huge deal’
The President of the American Public Transportation System was in the Twin Cities Tuesday to congratulate Connect Transit on being named the APTA 2015 Outstanding Public Transportation System in North America.… 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…