The planned flamingo exhibit at the Miller Park Zoo has hit a bump in the road.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Man pleads guilty to stealing a guitar from a church
A man accused of stealing a guitar from a church has pleaded guilty to theft charges.… MORE
Local educators prepare for new PARCC tests
It's not uncommon for students to have anxiety before taking a test.… MORE
Towanda, Carlock elementary parents against sharing principals
A plan for Towanda and Carlock elementary schools to share a principal next school year is drawing concern from parents.… MORE
District 87 looks to combat bullying with new policy
Social media has created a new breed of bullying, and District 87 is looking to prevent it from spreading to their students.… MORE
Special Olympics raises $141k during Polar Plunge
More than $141,000 was raised during the Special Olympics of the Heartland Polar Plunge last weekend.… MORE
Advocate BroMenn gives free electrocardiograms to Normal firefighters
Three Normal firefighters have died over the past two years from cardiovascular disease.… MORE
Renner: Rauner wants local governments to ‘fall on dagger’ of budget cuts
Bloomington mayor Tari Renner said Gov. Rauner's budget proposal to cut funding for local municipalities is a 'terrible tradeoff.'… MORE
Rep. Brady: Lawmakers to review airport authority tax expansion
State Representative Dan Brady said Bloomington-Normal Airport Authority officials have asked state lawmakers to consider allowing the taxing body to expand its tax base to all of McLean County.… MORE
Davis: President made ‘terrible decision’ in vetoing Keystone pipeline
The veto of the Keystone pipeline bill is unwelcome news to some in Illinois, but not unexpected.… 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…