Chief Judge Michael McHaney of Clay County had this to say at the conclusion of the case he heard yesterday afternoon (Mainer v Pritzker) in the Clay County courtroom: [Read more...]
Opinion: Governor’s Lockdown Disregards Parts of Public Health Preparedness and Response Plan
By Kathy Sands
The state of Illinois has a plan for pandemic influenza preparedness and response. There are some who might seize on the word "influenza" and state that COVID-19 is not that. [Read more...]
Opinion – President Trump Economy: Good for Illinois. Good for America.
By Representative Darren Bailey
Illinois’ economic fortunes are turning around. After years of struggling to recover from the so-called Great Recession of 2008, the tide seems to be turning. Here are some of the headlines this year from the Illinois Department of Employment Security:
The Tragedy of The General Lyon Steamer
By Juanita J Mezo Harris
Wabash Chapter NSDAR
The Civil War was finally over in 1865. The Union (Northern States) had defeated The Southern States and slavery was abolished. The United States were still United. The South had lost their bid to succeed from the Union. President Abraham Lincoln must now bring forth healing and uniting. He had stated in his Gettysburg Address, “Our Nation was conceived in Liberty and Dedicated to the Proposition that all men are created equal”, as our forefathers stated and believed. The Emancipation Proclamation became a reality, all men were now FREE.
