Bloomington-Normal won’t be able to cut many corners should local governments decide to build an indoor-outdoor multi-sports complex that has an estimated price tag of almost $43.6 million, according to a consultant who unveiled the findings of a feasibility study on Monday.… MORE
Bags carried into Illinois State University athletic events must now be clear for security purposes.… MORE
By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – Current and prospective students at Illinois Wesleyan University will soon see a change in the classroom thanks to a $150,000 grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations. IWU School of Nursing and the Department of Biology won a $150,000 grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations to help develop courses…… MORE
Beginning on Tuesday morning at 6 a.m., Emerson Street between Linden and Clinton, will be closed to all traffic due to street repair work. … MORE
A financial watchdog says there is too much wasteful spending going on across the nation when it comes to federal grants.… MORE
Beginning Monday there will be a lane reduction on Willow Street at Normal Avenue.… MORE
An Uptown Normal developer receiving tax breaks and other financial aid from the town government is having a difficult time attracting a fine dining restaurant to the area, so it’s asking the town council Monday night for permission to market a smaller space to lure an upscale eatery.… MORE
As the summer heats up, residents in Bloomington-Normal can catch some rays at a discounted price.… MORE
With history on the roadways, Abraham Lincoln fans can now cruise into history with the 10th annual Lincoln’s Festival on Route 66.… MORE
With history as its background, runners through central Illinois can embark on the 5th annual get your 6.6 on route 66 run with a fundraising goal of over $2,000.… MORE
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.” …
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…
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…
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…