The tens of thousands of motorists who drive on Veterans Parkway each day will soon see a major change in their commute.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Aldermen approve $610,000 arena elevator for patrons with disabilities
The last and most costly addition to bring Grossinger Motors Arena into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act won less-than-enthusiastic approval from the Bloomington City Council Monday night.… MORE
Green Top Grocery tabs Christa Kramer as next General Manager
With more than 1850 owners in the Twin Cities, Green Top Grocery has a new General Manager to aid in bringing in locally grown products to shoppers across central Illinois.… MORE
State Farm data ranks Illinois 3rd in theft claims
With the school bell set to ring in a month, those taking summer vacations may want to think twice about posting on social media.… MORE
BPD’s four legged friend joins narcotics team
Bloomington Police Department has added a new face to their force, but this time the new face comes with fur and four legs.… MORE
After $1 million in renovations, Bloomington blood center helping in nation wide shortage
With a nation wide calling for blood, the American Red Cross Blood Center finished $1 million in renovations that will provide a more suitable area for the need for blood.… MORE
GOP picks new candidate for McLean County Board seat
McLean County Republicans have found a new candidate to run for the county board seat covering south Bloomington.… MORE
Albanian national avoids deportation after local jury acquits him of sex-related crime
A McLean County jury has spared an Albanian national from being deported by finding him not guilty on charges he held a woman against her will and tried to sexual abuse her. … MORE
Black Lives Matter rally aims to end the killings
Organizers of a rally in Miller Park Friday evening sought to put a stop to the violence in Bloomington-Normal that has claimed the lives of nine people so far this year.… MORE
U.S. Marshals asked to review Law and Justice Center security following courthouse stabbing
After an elderly man stabbed himself with a plastic knife at the Law and Justice Center, the McLean County Sheriff’s Department is investigating how he managed to sneak the knife through security.… 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…