Trees are showing their colors and dropping their leaves, but where should they go?… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
B-N visitors bureau starting search for new CEO
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington-Normal Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, also known as Visit BN, has started a search for a new president/CEO. The new CEO will lead Visit BN in its mission to promote local events and highlight Bloomington Normal as a tourism destination. They will work with the rest of the board…… MORE
Mt. Hope-Funks Grove will have three tax proposals for the upcoming election
Residents of Mt. Hope-Funks Grove Fire Protection District will have three separate tax propositions on the general election ballot.… MORE
Central Catholic High School receives $1 million donation for student mental health
Central Catholic High School has been awarded $1 million to focus on student mental health needs.… MORE
State Farm Board chairman stepped down; replaced by presiding director
There’s a new chairman at the head of the Board of Directors for State Farm.… MORE
Bloomington man sentenced to over a decade behind bars for 2023 shooting
A McLean County Judge handed down a 15-year prison sentence to an 18-year-old Bloomington man for a shooting that took place in 2023.… MORE
WATCH OUT: McLean County State’s Attorney Office warning of local scam
It seems like scammers are trying to call or text you asking for personal information and money.… MORE
Rally at ISU urges young people to vote in the upcoming election
A Democrat-led rally on the campus of Illinois State University on Thursday was meant to energize young people to express their right to vote with Election Day less than two weeks away.… MORE
Bison’s opening weekend boosting Bloomington’s economy
With the Bloomington Bison drawing in more than 4,000 spectators, Grossinger Motors Arena was almost packed to capacity at Saturday’s opening game.… MORE
Normal residents, leaders, react to Monday’s town council meeting
A potential nuisance gathering ordinance was tabled at Monday night’s Normal Town Council Meeting after a lengthy public comment portion, and now town leaders are looking to modify the ordinance.… 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…