For all the bad news of the coronavirus crucible, some aspects which have grown from it have been positive. Gov. JB Pritzker says he hopes these days have a legacy of cooperation, caring and service that last and last.… MORE
Category Archives: WJBC’s Top Stories
Rep. lawmakers dissatisfied with lack of answers regarding convicts being let out early due to COVID-19
Some Republican lawmakers are dissatisfied with the answers – or lack of answers – they are getting about convicts being let out of prison to make the prisons less susceptible to coronavirus outbreaks. … MORE
Business owners protest to open Illinois’ economy amid COVID-19 pandemic
While the governor was holding his daily press briefing in Chicago Sunday, protesters were demonstrating in Springfield to reopen the state’s economy.… MORE
Local man arrested for DUI, reckless driving after striking a pedestrian
A local man was arrested for driving under the influence and leaving an accident scene after hitting a person and several other objects.… MORE
Illinois residents rally again in Springfield
When the government puts up a sign saying, “Speed Limit 65,” not many cry that it’s an encroachment on our freedoms.… MORE
Illinois Business Alliance again urges Pritzker to pull progressive tax from ballot
The Illinois Business Alliance, a nonprofit business league, has again urged Gov. J.B. Pritzker to pull the progressive income tax amendment from the November ballot after the governor announced an extension of the state’s stay-at-home order with some modifications.… MORE
Coronavirus cases in Illinois now over 43,000
The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday announced 2,126 new cases of coronavirus.… MORE
Anti-stay-home rally in Springfield
About a hundred protesters braved a chilly drizzle Saturday for a rally outside the Capitol in Springfield. The “Orphans of the American Dream” are against the “stay home” order Gov. JB Pritzker is extending through May 30.… MORE
State lawmaker sues governor for stay-home order
Gov. JB Pritzker’s extension of the “stay home” order is not going over well with some Illinoisans. A state lawmaker is going so far as to sue him.… MORE
Now 88 cases of COVID-19 in McLean County; Over 41,000 cases statewide
The McLean County Health Department announced one new coronavirus case Saturday, bringing the county total to 88.… 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…