The headline for this week’s USDA crop report might be “Better Late than Never,” but that phrase could also include a question mark?… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Council delays vote on packaged liquor sales at new west side business
West side residents who don’t want another business selling alcohol in their neighborhood persuaded the Bloomington City Council Monday night to delay action on the matter.… MORE
State’s Attorney Knapp aims to sue opioid makers
McLean County’s chief prosecutor has developed a new strategy to help curb potentially deadly opioid addictions in the community.… MORE
Marcfirst names Wipperman as new CEO
An agency in Normal that helps people with disabilities has selected a new CEO.… MORE
Manufacturing Matters: Illinois Manufacturers’ Association president praising creation of jobs
One of the business leaders who spent the last few years deriding Illinois as unfriendly to business is singing a different tune. For now, anyway.… MORE
Blumenshine seeks 2020 primary rematch with Rep. Brady
For the second straight election, State Rep. Dan Brady (R-Bloomington) will again have to fend off a primary challenge, assuming he decides to run again in the 105th District.… MORE
Pig-ear dog treats sold at Pet Supplies Plus recalled due to Salmonella
By Blake Haas NORMAL – Pig-ears sold as dog treats in central Illinois and 33 other states are being recalled due to potentially causing an outbreak in Salmonella. Pet Supplies Plus a chain pet store, with a store located at 1720 Bradford Ln. in Normal is recalling bulk pig-ears sold in open bins. The U.S.…… MORE
Pope Francis approves Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s miracle
By WMBD and Blake Haas PEORIA – Catholic Diocese of Peoria Bishop Daniel Jenky announced Sunday that Pope Francis formally approved the miracle attributed to Central Illinois native, Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen. Sheen was a native of El Paso and was ordained at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Peoria in 1919. After his…… MORE
Garage blaze caused by fireworks
By Katherine Murphy NORMAL– With the sky lit by fireworks, a garage in Normal experienced the same thing. Normal Firefighters responded to the report of a fire in an attached garage on Wildberry Drive around 9:15 Thursday night. A passerby reported smoke coming from the garage and it took the fire department about 25 minutes…… MORE
ISU’s Dietz joins Pritzker on Rebuild Illinois victory tour
Illinois State University President Larry Dietz participated in Gov. JB Pritzker’s Rebuild Illinois victory tour on Wednesday, expressing deep gratitude for the billions of dollars earmarked for higher education.… 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…