There will be a Special Olympian from central Illinois this year.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Normal aproves Capital Investment Budget for 2025-26 fiscal year
The Town of Normal is seeing cuts due to concerns with their revenue streams.… MORE
Bloomington mayoral candidates answer questions at student-led panel
With less than a month until the April 1 consolidated election, candidates for Bloomington mayor explained their positions in front of a student panel.… MORE
Women accused of giving Zzzquil to infant set for late March trial
Two women, accused of murder in connection with the death of a 13-month-old boy, are scheduled for trial in late March.… MORE
Pontiac man in custody for allegedly shooting a car
A 19-year-old Pontiac man was arrested late Thursday for allegedly shooting at a vehicle.… MORE
Home Sweet Home Ministries propose 50-cabin village for unhoused in Bloomington
A Bloomington nonprofit wants to use a Connect Transit property to build cabins for people experiencing homelessness.… MORE
Audit finds Illinois’ noncitizen health care programs far outstripped original cost estimates
A pair of health care programs that benefit noncitizens – one of which is already on Gov. JB Pritzker’s budgetary chopping block – far outstripped its original estimated price tag and cost the state of Illinois $1.6 billion through last summer, according to a new audit of the programs published Wednesday.… MORE
Family of Bloomington murder-suicide victims remember their loved ones
Memories are forever.… MORE
Normal teen identified as the person killed in officer-involved shooting in Bloomington
A Normal teen was shot and killed Tuesday night during an officer-involved shooting in southwest Bloomington, the McLean County Coroner said.… MORE
‘A baby from a concentration camp’: doctor says of baby allegedly given Zzzquil
Two women allegedly gave a 13-month-old boy more than the recommended dose of an over-the-counter sleep aid, a move that appears to have contributed to his death late last year.… 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…