The 33rd annual Champagne British Car Show returns this weekend to the David Davis Mansion in Bloomington.… MORE
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McLean County job fair held at YMCA in Bloomington
Employers and future employees alike were given an opportunity to showcase what they have to offer during an event Thursday morning put on by the Mclean County business community.… MORE
Safe Routes to School Grants coming to central Illinois
By WMBD-TV NORMAL – The Illinois Department of Transportation joined Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday to announce more funding to make it safer for kids to walk or bike to school. According to an IDOT news release, $9.8 million in grants will be going to 47 projects as part of the Safe Routes to School…… MORE
Bloomington Bison announce their NHL affiliation with the New York Rangers
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Bison announced that its team will be affiliated with the New York Rangers during a press conference at Grossinger Motors Arena on Thursday. The affiliation is a five-year agreement. Team owner Jim Hallett gave Ranger jerseys to Bloomington City Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe and the City Manager Jeffrey Jurgens immediately after…… MORE
Coroner identifies two people from Wednesday morning shooting in Normal
The McLean County Coroner’s Office has identified the two people who died in a shooting early Wednesday in northeast Normal.… MORE
Update from Illinois farm fields in this week’s USDA crop report
There were 4.0 days suitable for fieldwork in the week ending May 26, 2024.… MORE
District 87 to offer free summer lunches at Bloomington Library
District 87 is sponsoring a Summer Food Service Program which offers free lunch to anyone ages 18 under.… MORE
$800,000 in federal funding coming to Connect Transit
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL – Connect Transit was bestowed one of 23 federal grants in the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Bill. Spearheaded by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Il.), the money will go towards onboard communication systems and camera systems. “Everyone deserves a safe ride when they hop on the bus to get to work, run errands,…… MORE
Bloomington Bison’s Scott Alan passes away on Monday
By Jake Fogal BLOOMINGTON – The first employee hired by the Bloomington Bison hockey franchise and longtime voice of the Indy Fuel has passed away. According to the McLean County Sheriff’s Office, 59-year-old Scott Mcilrath of Kokomo, Ind., died from multiple blunt injuries after a two-vehicle crash. He was known to most as Scott Alan,…… MORE
2 people dead after early morning shooting in Normal
Police say two people are dead after a Wednesday morning shooting in Normal.… 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…