Illinois attorney general Kwame Raoul is investigating the makers of vaping products.… MORE
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Corn Belt Energy crews head south for Hurricane Dorian
Corn Belt Energy crews are heading south to assist with Hurricane Dorian storm restoration efforts.… MORE
District 87 seeks candidates to fill vacant board seat
District 87 school board member Mary Yount resigned Thursday after 10 years on the board. … MORE
IWU calls off Convocation speech due to sexual assault accusations
Illinois Wesleyan University has announced a sudden change of plans for the President’s Convocation, scheduled for next week. That’s because of sexual assault allegations against the keynote speaker.… MORE
BPD: Stolen credit card used at local business
Bloomington Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a man who used a stolen credit card.… MORE
Gleason: Donath emerged as obvious choice for chief
Bloomington’s new police chief is no stranger to the department, and that stood out to City Manager Tim Gleason.… MORE
WJBC’s Scott Laughlin Retires
Scott Laughlin, Longtime Host of Mornings on News/Talk AM 1230 WJBC, to Retire WJBC’s Afternoon On-Air Personality, Scott Miller, to Take the Morning Mic; Signs Multi-Year Deal With Cumulus Bloomington/Normal, IL BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL, August 29, 2019 – CUMULUS MEDIA announces that Scott Laughlin, longtime morning personality on News/Talk AM 1230 WJBC in Bloomington/Normal, IL, will…… MORE
WJBC’s Scott Laughlin announces retirement
Longtime WJBC morning show host Scott Laughlin has officially announced his retirement.… MORE
Man dies of electrocution in rural Hudson
A McLean County Highway Department employee apparently died by electrocution in rural Hudson Wednesday, according to Coroner Kathy Yoder.… MORE
Sluggish land value gains seen to fund Unit 5 schools
Unit 5 school administrators on Wednesday unveiled a tentative budget for the current fiscal year that presumes there will be only modest growth in land values.… 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…