Authorities in Bloomington are working to find the source of a swatting call towards Bloomington High School Wednesday morning.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Olympia High School wins 2023 Pork & Pigskins State Championship
The votes are in and Olympia High School has been named the 2023 Pork & Pigskins State Champion.… MORE
Illinois Broadcasters Association inducts Illinois actor into Hall of Fame
Illinois State University alum and actor Jeff Perry was inducted into the Illinois Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame Sunday afternoon.… MORE
Man facing first-degree murder charges in Lincoln after alleged fight
A 31-year-old man is facing first-degree murder charges in Lincoln.… MORE
IWU and OSF Healthcare to partner for student-athletes’ health coverage
OSF HealthCare has been named the official health care provider for Illinois Wesleyan University athletics in an exclusive partnership.… MORE
This week’s USDA crop report
There were 5.4 days suitable for field work during the week ending October 22, 2023.… MORE
King Julian moved into new space at Miller Park Zoo
The Miller Park Zoo shared an update Monday on its rescued ring-tailed lemur, King Julian.… MORE
Normal Police announce convictions in two cases involving crimes against children
By WMBD-TV NORMAL – The Normal Police Department, on Monday, announced that two men were sentenced in McLean County Circuit Court and a third awaits sentencing for cases that involved children. According to the department: Besides the Normal Police Department, these cases were investigated with the help of the McLean County Children’s Advocacy Center, the…… MORE
66 Games E-Sports Tournament returns to Bloomington
Gamers from all over the country went head-to-head in an E-sports tournament.… MORE
Bloomington falls flat to Decatur MacArthur in final week of regular season
By Jake Fogal BLOOMINGTON – A field goal was the first score of the game put on the board early in the first quarter by the Purple Raiders, but what came to follow left fans packing up and heading for the exits early as Decatur MacArthur put a beating on Bloomington 54-10. Bloomington challenged the…… 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…