Sally Turner is now the newest member of the Illinois Senate after being appointed over the weekend by the Republican County Chairs of McLean, Logan, Menard, Sangamon and Tazewell Counties.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Police may have uncovered forgery scam from businesses in Twin-Cities
Police in McLean County’s third largest community of LeRoy have arrested a woman who authorities think may have been writing fake checks to steal from businesses in Bloomington-Normal to Champaign-Urbana.… MORE
Ameren Illinois activates Emergency Operations Center
Ameren Illinois has activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in preparation for snow and ice across central Illinois.… MORE
Winter Weather expected to bring freezing rain and hazardous road conditions
Much of Central Illinois remains under a winter weather advisory until midday Tuesday, as three separate rounds of snowfall and ice are expected to bring hazardous road conditions and possible power outages.… MORE
BPD: Man shot over weekend
Police are investigating a shooting that happened Saturday on Bloomington’s west side.… MORE
133 new coronavirus cases reported in McLean County; Region 2 moves to Phase 4
The Illinois Department of Public Health on Monday announced that Region 2, which includes McLean, Livingston, Woodford, and Tazewell counties, is moving to Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois plan.… MORE
Plea deal has final arena fraud defendant paying $21K restitution to Bloomington taxpayers
A former top executive of the taxpayer-owned indoor sports arena in Downtown Bloomington paid almost $21,000 to the city government on Friday after his guilty plea to a misdemeanor theft charge.… MORE
IDPH: Regions in Phase 4 can start intraconference play of high school sports
The Illinois Department of Health’s top doctor announced Friday regions in Phase 4 can resume intraconference play in high school sports.… MORE
Miller Park Zoo to reopen indoor exhibits
Since March, indoor exhibits at the Miller Park Zoo have been closed due to COVID-19. That will change on Monday when the zoo reopens its buildings at a 50% capacity.… MORE
Illinois Senator backs President Biden’s proposed stimulus package
After passing a $900 million COVID-19 stimulus package in December, Illinois Senior Senator Dick Durbin is calling for more relief as Joe Biden spends his first days in office.… 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…