While Unit 5 students have an option for online or in-person learning, student transportation will look slightly different, according to the new superintendent.… MORE
Category Archives: Coronavirus
Three new COVID-19 cases in McLean and Livingston County
McLean County Health officials announced three new Coronavirus cases on Monday, bringing the county total to 461 cases.… MORE
Vote-by-mail applications to be sent out in McLean County no later than Aug. 1
Vote-by-mail applications will be sent out to active registered voters in McLean County and the city of Bloomington no later than August 1.… MORE
Twin-Cities transit system defends bus service for vets after elected official’s complaints
Bloomington-Normal’s public transportation system is defending the way it serves Veterans using the community’s new VA clinic.… MORE
Health officials announce three new cases of COVID-19
McLean County Health officials report three new Coronavirus cases, increasing the county total to 385 cases.… MORE
IHSA Executive Director: “It appears to be difficult” to have football in the fall
With the IHSA Board of Directors set to convene later this month, the top leader of the IHSA says the football season in the fall “appears to be difficult.”… MORE
Connect Transit awarded CARES Act grant
Connect Transit is getting over $900,000, thanks to the CARES Act.… MORE
Apple ‘N Pork Festival cancelled
Due to potential risks posed by COVID-19, the DeWitt County Museum Association Board of Directors has canceled the 52nd Annual Apple ‘n Pork Festival.… MORE
MCHD announces 10 new COVID-19 cases; county total over 300 cases
With local health officials announcing ten new Coronavirus cases, the county total now stands at over 300 cases.… MORE
MCHD announces 15th COVID-19 death
Another person has died due to complications from COVID-19, the McLean County Health Department reports.… 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…