A freshman lawmaker from Central Illinois is seeking a second term after making his mark opposing Gov. JB Pritzker’s agenda.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Spirit of McLean County Award Nominations
WJBC is now accepting nominations for the annual WJBC Don Munson Spirit of McLean County Award!… MORE
Bloomington Council to vote Monday night on creating cannabis task force
The Bloomington City Council will decide Monday night whether to form a committee that would come up with ways the city can implement the state’s new law legalizing recreational use of marijuana.… MORE
BPD: Two men arrested, one on the loose after early morning armed robbery
Two Bloomington men are in custody and one man is still on the loose after an early morning hold up on the city’s west side.… MORE
Bloomington man arrested for possession of gun, drugs
Bloomington Police arrested a man earlier this week after finding a gun and drugs during a traffic stop.… MORE
New Exchange Visitor Teacher Program introduces 138 teachers from Spain to Illinois classrooms
Some school kids in Illinois will get Spanish lessons from real Spanish teachers.… MORE
Luxury loft apartments planned for State Farm building
State Farm announced Friday it has found a new interested buyer for its building in downtown Bloomington.… MORE
New buyer interested in downtown State Farm building
A new buyer has emerged for State Farm’s building in downtown Bloomington.… MORE
Former FEMA director speaks in Springfield
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD– Part of the frustration – his word is “passion” – Brock Long feels as a freshly departed administrator of FEMA is a lack of financial education, including among community leaders. “If you are a citizen, you get money from FEMA because you are uninsured. What if Congress started providing incentives…… MORE
Listen to This: Taylor Swift tops herself in sales, but is the album any good?
No one has sold more albums in the first week of release in the past three years than Taylor Swift, except for Taylor Swift.… 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…