Obituaries for Frances McDonald, William Fehr and James Rusthoven… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Clinton man dies in house fire
Fire investigators in DeWitt County are trying to determine the cause of a fire that killed a Clinton man.… MORE
Bloomington voting on Good Energy contract
Bloomington's city council will vote Monday night on extending a contract with Good Energy.… MORE
ISU police chief looks to improve race relations
In an effort to improve race relations between students and police, ISU Police Chief Aaron Woodruff is working to make his force more refelctive of the student body.… MORE
Cold weather brings many reminders
Cover up or face the risk of frostbite and hypothermia. Hats, gloves, and layers are all important this time of year as cold temperatures prevail.… MORE
National Weather Service: Below-normal temperatures expected well into spring
The groundhog predicted six more weeks of winter, and the weather experts' predictions aren't any rosier.… MORE
State Representative wants public to have more say on districts
The cycle goes this way: Census. Redistricting. Complaining about redistricting.… MORE
Over 800 people participate in Special Olympics Polar Plunge
Over a thousand people took the plunge during the 2015 Polar Plunge.
The event was held at the lake at Miller Park Saturday morning.… MORE
Carlock, Towanda elementary to share principals
Unit 5 has decided to make a change in its principal positions at Carlock and Towanda elementary schools.… MORE
New indoor baseball, softball training center opens in Bloomington
'Built it and they will come' – that's the thought behind a new baseball training facility that's coming to Bloomington.… 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…