A future vision of Uptown Normal is starting to take shape.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Obituaries: Wince
Obituary for Chester Wince… MORE
Peterson: “Wait-and-see” with medical marijuana retailers in Normal
The town of Normal is taking a wait-and-see approach when it comes to medical marijuana dispensaries in the town.… MORE
Schock discusses meeting with Pope, trip to Rome
U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Peoria) had a rare opportunity during a recent trip to Rome.… MORE
Bloomington woman promotes NASA soil mission through social media
NASA has sent a satellite into space to study soil moisture, and it sent a Bloomington woman to California to tell us about it.… MORE
University of Illinois student found dead
Authorities in downstate Champaign County are investigating a possible homicide after a local University of Illinois student was found dead.… MORE
Normal approves paramedic training agreement with Heartland CC
The Normal Town Council on Monday made formal an agreement with Heartland Community College to have emergency medical service students work with the Normal Fire Department.… MORE
FedEx Express opens facility at Central Illinois Regional Airport
FedEx is opening a new FedEx Express facility at the Central Illinois Regional Airport. CIRA executive director Carl Olson says he's excited about the partnership.… MORE
Obituaries: Estes, Peterson
Obituaries for Lewis Estes and Gene Peterson… MORE
Obituaries: Hinshaw
Vernon G. Hinshaw, 85, of Hudson, passed away at 9:18 a.m. on Friday, January 30, 2015 at El Paso Health Care Center in El Paso.… 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…