The Normal Police Department is investigating a shooting incident that occurred near Orlando Avenue and Northbrook Drive on Thursday.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Referendum could lower property tax in McLean County
A referendum on the April 1 ballot could, at the same time, help support local schools and lower property taxes in the county.… MORE
City of Bloomington helps residents remove lead paint from their homes
According to the CDC, homes built before 1978 could have lead paint in them.… MORE
Former doctor pleads guilty to videotaping people in Peoria hospital bathroom
A former neurological surgery resident with the University of Illinois College of Medicine pleaded guilty to illegally videotaping people in bathrooms at OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center.… MORE
4th District Appellate Court to hear two cases on the ISU campus
Next month, judges from a Springfield-based appellate court will listen to oral arguments, not in their usual courtroom, but on the Illinois State University campus.… MORE
Illinois State University students weigh in on future of student housing
Illinois State University students have mixed responses to alternative housing after the university announced the cancellation of a housing project last year.… MORE
Man dead after single-vehicle crash on Interstate 74 near Goodfield
One person is dead after their vehicle struck a guard rail on Interstate 74 near Goodfield.… MORE
Radio Bloomington St. Jude Radiothon raises over $90K
The annual Radio Bloomington-St. Jude Radiothon wrapped up Friday and raised $103,739 for children with cancer.… MORE
Woman dead after crash near LeRoy
McLean County Coroner Kathleen Yoder said LeRoy woman is dead after a traffic accident that occurred Wednesday.… MORE
Normal seen as ‘very positive place to live’ after survey
In an effort to get the opinion of the public, the town of Normal has received the results of their 2nd wave of community surveys.… 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…