A winter weather advisory has been issued for the WJBC listening area… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Court reporters in limbo amid Illinois budget shortfall
Court reporters in Illinois might not be reporting for work soon unless the state comes up with the money… MORE
Normal West AP classes no longer being cut
Unit 5 has found a strategy to allow its two high schools to offer all the originally planned AP foreign language classes next school year.… MORE
Ward four candidates differ on hotel
One of the main contentions between Bloomington ward four candidates Amelia Buragas and Jeremy Kelley is over the use of public money for a downtown hotel.… MORE
State Farm sees increased net-worth, falling profits in 2014
2014 was a mixed bag for State Farm. The Bloomington-based company increased its net-worth to a record $80 billion last year, but profits fell about $1 billion to $4.2 billion in 2014.… MORE
Obituaries: Henning, Jones
Obituaries for Robert Henning and Robert Jones… MORE
Hometown Military News: Feb. 27, 2015
Hometown Military News for Feb. 27, 2015:… MORE
UPDATED: Coroner confirms one dead after Bloomington house fire
The McLean County Coroner has confirmed one person died and another is hospitalized following a house fire west of downtown.… MORE
University of Illinois asks judge to toss suit by would-be professor
The University of Illinois is asking a federal judge to throw out the lawsuit of a professor who says he was unfairly stripped of a job offer because of some controversial online messages.… MORE
Lawmakers propose bill to keep Exelon plants open in Illinois
Exelon nuclear power plants want to be credited as clean energy in order to avoid closing.… 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…