Two juvenile boys have been taken into custody for a stolen vehicle and shots fired incident that happened earlier this month in Bloomington.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
New report shows Bloomington near the bottom half of the country when it comes to sustained job creation
A new report places nearly all Illinois metro areas in the bottom half of the country when
it comes to sustained job creation.… MORE
Feed BloNo Kids offering free meals to children during COVID-19 pandemic
With COVID-19 causing locals schools to switch to e-learning during mandated school closures, a group comprised of community and business leaders formed to provided free meals for children.… MORE
Salvation Army of McLean County updates programming amid outbreak
Like so many other organizations, the Salvation Army of McLean County is doing its best to provide essential programming during this outbreak.… MORE
BPD probing shots fired incident on city’s east side
Police are investigating a shots fired incident that happened Tuesday night on Bloomington’s east side.… MORE
2020 Primary Recap
State Rep. Dan Brady of Bloomington beat back a challenge Tuesday from the conservative wing of the Republican Party.… MORE
Biden wins Illinois primary, widening lead over Sanders
Former Vice President Joe Biden won the Illinois Democratic primary for president on Tuesday, widening his lead over rival Bernie Sanders in an election complicated by the coronavirus pandemic.… MORE
Red Cross Evening of Stars postponed
The American Red Cross annual Evening of Stars fundraiser that was scheduled for April 29 in Uptown Normal has been postponed due to the coronavirus.… MORE
Connect Transit to suspend fare collection
Connect Transit is suspending fare collection on all transportation services beginning Wednesday through at least April 1.… MORE
State health officials report first coronavirus death in Illinois
State health officials are reporting the first coronavirus death in Illinois.… 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…