The Scott Miller Show wants you to put your money where your pint glass is! … MORE
Category Archives: Event
22nd Annual Bloomington-Normal “Stuff the Bus”
It’s time for the 22nd Annual Stuff the Bus with Brightpoint, formerly Children’s Home & Aid, and you can make a difference this holiday season as we are helping collect items for local children and families in our community. … MORE
Celebrate the Season of Giving with The Baby Fold’s 31st Annual Festival of Trees
Tis the season to share joy! Don’t miss out on The Baby Fold’s Festival of Trees, November 21-23, at the Interstate Center in Bloomington and online.… MORE
Arthritis Foundation’s Jingle Bell Run 2024
Celebrate with us as we mark the 40th year of the Jingle Bell Run benefitting the Arthritis Foundation on Sunday, November 10th at Heartland Community College!… MORE
Toys for Tots of McLean County 2024 Toy Collection
Every year, Toys for Tots of McLean County collects and distributes toys to thousands of children in need in our area – help us bring Christmas cheer to every child!… MORE
Uptown Normal Treat Feast on October 24
Put on those costumes a few days early and join us in Uptown Normal for the annual family-friendly trick-or-treating event – Treat Feast!… MORE
Halloween Monster Bash in Peoria
Our team of sister stations in Peoria, IL are hosting a Halloween Monster Bash and we didn’t want you to miss out on the invite!… MORE
Limelite Graphics 10 Year Anniversary Open House
Limelite Graphics in Carlock, IL is celebrating their 10 Year Anniversary with an open house and you’re invited!… MORE
Million Quarter Challenge for St. Jude
Collect your spare change and help us meet our goal in the Million Quarter Challenge for St. Jude now through October 15th!… MORE
41st Annual Sugar Creek Arts Festival
The McLean County Arts Center invites you to Uptown Normal on October 5-6 for the 41st Annual Sugar Creek Arts Festival!… 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…