Bloomington city leaders have until the end of this month to offer their blessing for the state to add bike lanes on one of the city’s busiest roadways.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Hamburger and hot dog buns recalled due to potential plastic contamination
Hamburger and Hotdog buns sold in Illinois and other states are being recalled.… MORE
Confederate Railroad to perform at Illinois motorcycle dealership
While they may have got booted from DuQuoin State Fair, Confederate Railroad will end up playing a gig in southern Illinois after all.… MORE
UPDATE: I-74 reopen after crash that killed trucker
Illinois State Police said I-74 is reopen after two semi-trucks collided Wednesday afternoon near Carlock and killed one man.… MORE
ISU administration deciding between developers for new housing project
Illinois State University leaders are now deciding between two developers for a new student housing project.… MORE
From Springfield to Times Square: Abe Lincoln promotion hits national stage
The Great Emancipator made his way onto national tee vee!… MORE
2019 Lincoln’s Festival on Route 66
Join WJBC at Lincoln’s Festival on Route 66 in Downtown Bloomington – come celebrate our local ties to Abraham Lincoln and historic Route 66!… MORE
Unit 5 seeks task force feedback before asking voters for tax hike
A Unit 5 school board member said Wednesday night the board has a mountain to climb before deciding by year’s end whether to seek voters’ approval for higher taxes to reduce growing budget deficits.… MORE
UPDATED: Coroner identifies trucker killed in fiery I-74 crash
The Woodford County Coroner said Wednesday night it was a Danville man killed in a fiery crash between two semis hours earlier in a construction zone between Bloomington and Peoria.… MORE
I-74 semi crash kills driver, causes traffic standstill
The Woodford County Coroner confirms a man is dead after two semis collided in a construction zone Wednesday afternoon on I-74 near Carlock.… 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…