By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington City Council unanimously voted to approve the revamping of the city’s downtown. The project will increase accessibility to community members of all walks of life, and update infrastructure. Cody Hendricks, Ward 6 city councilman, said it’s time for Bloomington to invest in itself. “I think people just see that…… MORE
There were 2.3 days suitable for fieldwork in the week ending April 14, 2024… MORE
Connect Transit announced that they will not be charging passengers any fares on Earth Day, April 22.… MORE
During the Bloomington City Council Committee of the Whole meeting Monday night, updates were given on the Connect Transit Downtown Transfer Station.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan University set a record during the University’s annual All In for Wesleyan fundraising campaign.… MORE
Amid a potential war in the Middle East, prices at the up are up $0.4 cents per gallon over the past week.… MORE
By WMBD-TV NORMAL – The Gamma Phi Circus at Illinois State University announced their 2024 production “The Magic of Musicals” is ready for public viewing later this month. The performance starts at 7 p.m. on April 19 at ISU’s CEFCU Arena. The new act features “acrobatics and stunning displays of grace and flexibility” to the…… MORE
By WMBD-TV TAZEWELL COUNTY – As measles cases are rising in Illinois, Tazewell County Health Department is informing residents how to prevent the spread on their Facebook page. For starters, the best way to prevent the spread of measles is the MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccine. But what about those who can’t take the vaccine, like infants?…… MORE
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – More than 20 local art galleries participated in Slow Art Day. Slow Art Day is meant for people to come into art galleries and take a slow look at art. Rather than getting through as much art as you can, you’re meant to take in a piece that draws you in.…… MORE
The Bloomington City Council approved its Downtown Streetscape Plan in a unanimous vote last week.… 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…