Gov. J.B. Pritzker again said that temporarily suspending the state’s automatic voter registration program wasn’t necessary despite a programming error that led to more than 500 people who said they weren’t U.S. citizens being improperly registered to vote.… MORE
As lawmakers prepare to come back to the Illinois State Capitol this week, some Republicans want to address delays in renewing Firearm Owners’ Identification cards.… MORE
Former Illinois state Sen. Martin Sandoval, a Chicago Democrat, was charged with bribery and filing a false tax return Monday in a manner that suggested he plans to cooperate with prosecutors. … MORE
The ongoing federal investigation into Illinois government and politics has taken another step. … MORE
The country continues to mourn the loss of NBA legend Kobe Bryant and the eight others who died in a helicopter crash Sunday in Calabasas, California.… MORE
The town of Normal and several Normal Police Department officers, including its chief, are being sued in relation to an officer being accused of stealing $12,000 when responding to a residence for a drug overdose.… MORE
As the week of Martin Luther King Junior’s birthday comes to an end, Illinois State University is finishing theirs with a celebration of his life, while holding discussions about how to carry on his legacy.… MORE
The state of Illinois has committed $25 million to programs that bring more people into the construction industry.… MORE
An Illinois state senator raised concerns in 2016 that Illinois’ automatic voter registration program could mistakenly give voter cards to people who weren’t U.S. citizens.… MORE
Illinois state lawmakers return to Springfield on Tuesday ahead of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s second State of the State speech on Wednesday.… 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…