Bloomington City Council members are in favor of renaming a portion of U.S. Route 150 after the electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive.… MORE
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Prosecutors drop murder charge in Bloomington woman’s plea agreement
McLean County prosecutors have dismissed murder and mob action charges against the only person accused of the stabbing death of her boyfriend in south Bloomington almost two years ago.… MORE
ISP: Car drove over median in I-55 crash near Towanda
A two-car crash Sunday evening on I-55, just north of the Towanda exit, was caused by one vehicle driving over the median, according to Illinois State Police.… MORE
ICE agents arrest Bloomington hit-and-run suspect
Federal authorities are a step closer to deporting an undocumented immigrant from Honduras, who’s charged with the June hit-and-run death of a motorcyclist in Bloomington.… MORE
Four hurt in I-55 crash near Towanda
The Normal Fire Department reported four people were hurt early Sunday evening in a two-car crash in the southbound lanes of Interstate 55, just north of the Towanda exit.… MORE
Local organizations gearing up for Bed Blitz
Local organizations are asking for the communities help to assist kids who don’t get a good night’s sleep.… MORE
Historian Koos: City can stall State Farm’s downtown demolition plans
A local historian believes the City of Bloomington can play hard ball with State Farm Insurance to spare the company’s former headquarters from demolition.… MORE
Cong. Davis, LaHood oppose shorter sentence for Blagojevich
Illinois’ five Republican congressmen are joining Gov. JB Pritzker in urging President Donald Trump to keep Rod Blagojevich in prison.… MORE
Harmony Park opens on city’s east side
A community-wide effort has led to the opening of the first playground in the Twin-Cities where kids with and without disabilities can play together.… MORE
Bond reduced for Honduras native charged with fatal hit-and-run
Bond has been reduced to the original amount for a native of Honduras charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run accident in Bloomington in June.… 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…