A University of Illinois student from Normal has been arrested after a noose was found hanging in a residence hall elevator.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
BPD investigating use of stolen credit card
Police are looking for a woman who used a stolen credit card at several retail locations in Bloomington.… MORE
Illinois Farm Bureau President looking forward to providing seminars about growing hemp
As Illinois farmers eye growing hemp for industrial production, many want more information, a service the state’s agricultural director wants to provide by hosting seminars this winter.… MORE
Bloomington house fire causes heavy smoke damage
A house fire in Bloomington Township Tuesday morning caused heavy smoke damage to the second floor.… MORE
Council member, County GOP critical of tax rebate for Uptown business
Tuesday night’s meeting of the Normal Town Council may wind up again showing political differences that have been evident since April’s election.… MORE
Young bike rider hospitalized after west side crash
A child was badly hurt when the bicycle he was riding collided with a car Monday evening on Bloomington’s west side.… MORE
Group seeks end to west side food desert
Community activists hope momentum is on their side to open a grocery store in west Bloomington.… MORE
Normal Council to consider tax rebates for Uptown brewpub
The Normal Town Council will be asked Tuesday night to approve a $150,000 tax rebate package to help business owners wanting to open a brewpub in Uptown Normal.… MORE
Illinois Lottery scratches off record year; players kick in record amount for education
The Illinois Lottery is boasting its biggest year ever. Lottery players kicked in a record amount for education for the twelve months ending June 30.… MORE
McLean County Law and Justice Center honoring International Overdose Awareness Day with silver ribbon memorial
McLean County is remembering those who lost their lives due to overdose.… 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…