It didn’t sound like a compliment Tuesday, when the chair of the Senate Public Health Committee called Illinois’ coronavirus procedure “convoluted,” but that’s how State Sen. Patricia Van Pelt (D-Chicago) summed up what she heard from the director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, Dr. Ngozi Ezike.… MORE
A spokesperson from Central Illinois Regional Airport (CIRA) confirmed a FedEx plane made an emergency landing at the airport Tuesday morning.… MORE
Those who frequent downtown Bloomington are being asked to provide feedback regarding parking.… MORE
Miller Park Zoo announced two otter pups were born, one male and one female on February 25.… MORE
The Logan County Coroner has confirmed that all three occupants on board the plane that crashed near Lincoln are dead.… MORE
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
Illinois State Police say multiple people were on a small plane that crashed on Interstate 55 Tuesday morning, but their conditions are unknown.… MORE
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
As Coronavirus or COVID-19 spreads across the country, the ripple effects of the disease are hitting closer and closer to home.… MORE
LeRoy Police need your help finding the person who robbed a gun store Saturday morning.… MORE
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.” …
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…
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…
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…