Those who frequent downtown Bloomington are being asked to provide feedback regarding parking.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Miller Park Zoo welcomes two new otter pups
Miller Park Zoo announced two otter pups were born, one male and one female on February 25.… MORE
UPDATED: All three people on plane killed in crash near Lincoln
The Logan County Coroner has confirmed that all three occupants on board the plane that crashed near Lincoln are dead.… MORE
Bloomington NAACP raises concerns about District 87 seclusion rooms
Leaders from District 87 and the Bloomington-Normal NAACP say they each got a chance to learn from each other about seclusion room policy Monday night.… MORE
Plane crashes on Interstate 55 near Lincoln
Illinois State Police say multiple people were on a small plane that crashed on Interstate 55 Tuesday morning, but their conditions are unknown.… MORE
Group that represents state’s mayors rolls out 2020 legislative wish list
As the group which represents the state’s mayors and city councils rolls out its legislative wish list for 2020, the cities want a return to the old days for getting money from the state.… MORE
Bloomington study abroad is canceled due to Coronavirus scare
As Coronavirus or COVID-19 spreads across the country, the ripple effects of the disease are hitting closer and closer to home.… MORE
Early morning weekend burglary in LeRoy
LeRoy Police need your help finding the person who robbed a gun store Saturday morning.… MORE
License suspended for McLean County surgeon
Shaun Kink, an orthopedic surgeon formally employed in McLean County, has seen his medical license suspended.… MORE
Authorities identify two men involved in deadly Delavan shooting
Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley has released the name of the man who was shot and killed on a Delavan man’s property Thursday night.… 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…