There will be plenty of baby goats on exhibit at the Miller Park Zoo.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Eight local women honored during Women of Distinction Awards
YWCA McLean County celebrated 30-years of Women of Distinction and with around 400 people in attendance at the Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, local women were recognized with the Women of Distinction award.… MORE
BPD: ‘suspect demanded money and was armed with a knife’ in armed robbery
Bloomington Police is asking for the public’s help in solving an armed robbery.… MORE
Two million later, Children’s Discovery Museum celebrates special achievement
The Children’s Discovery Museum in Uptown Normal hit a special mark Wednesday by welcoming its two millionth visitor.… MORE
Suspected cop killer taken into custody after 18-hour standoff
A man who barricaded himself in a home in rural Avon Tuesday afternoon has been arrested.… MORE
IWU names Georgia Nugent as Interim President
Illinois Wesleyan University has named the past president of a college in Ohio as its interim president.… MORE
Elbert pleads guilty, claims mentally ill
The lawyer of the Bloomington man accused of killing his wife in a domestic dispute proved his client was mentally ill when he committed the murder.… MORE
Connect Transit board ready to delay fare hikes
It appears Connect Transit bus riders won’t pay higher fares this year.… MORE
Prosecutors: Hit and run van driver in fatal crash did not have drivers license
The driver of a van who allegedly ran off after a fatal crash in Bloomington last Saturday faces a felony charge that could land him in prison for up to 15 years.… MORE
Emig named executive director of MCLP
The Multicultural Leadership Program has named a new executive director.… 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…