Mike Madigan, it’s time for you to go.

We’ve said it for years and for years you have remained in a position of power not only in your party but throughout the state of Illinois.

Minimum wage workers in Illinois will earn another dollar per hour starting Jan. 1, but businesses already struggling with pandemic problems worry about how the increased cost will affect their bottom line.

Under a law signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in February 2019, the minimum wage increased in 2020 from $8.25 to $9.25 in January and then to $10 in July. This New Year, it will go up to $11. The wage will increase by $1 each New Year until 2025 when it reaches $15 per hour.

A new proposal filed earlier this month would allow state lawmakers to meet and vote remotely in emergency situations.

Chicago Democrats Rep. Ann Williams and Sen. Robert Martwick call it a launching point for discussions on how to meet going into 2021 amid the ongoing pandemic, according to a joint statement.

The city is working on a citizens board, which at least in theory could review such matters as the police shooting that occurred this week.

Just what role the board would have in the department is still to be determined.

County officials have granted a break for food establishments in Will County struggling as restrictions remain in place to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.

The Will County Board and Board of Health approved an ordinance change to not charge a food establishment for paying its permit fee late after Dec. 31, according to a news release. Operators must still pay their permit fee in order to be in operation.

When Belleville residents see their property tax bill next year, they can expect to see a decrease in the portion going to the city.

That’s the message from city leaders who estimate a resident with a home worth $100,000 would pay about $772 in property taxes to the city next year, down from about $799. The exact rate this homeowner would pay, however, will not be known until St. Clair County reports the equalized assessed value of all the property in the city early next year.