Police in Bloomington are investigating the city’s seventh homicide of 2018.… MORE
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Bridgestone to expand production, add 30 jobs at Normal plant
Bridgestone Americas has announced plans to expand production and jobs at its off-road tire manufacturing plant in Normal.… MORE
BPD investigating late night stabbing
By Howard Packowitz and Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington police are investigating a stabbing that happened early Tuesday morning that happened on the city’s west side. Police said a man was stabbed at Market and Roosevelt street at about 1:40 a.m. and was transported to Advocate BroMenn Medical Center. No other details are available, and…… MORE
Snoop Dogg to perform at Corn Crib
A rapper, producer and songwriter is coming to the Corn Crib.… MORE
McLean County Board approves placing public questions on November ballot
The McLean County Board met Tuesday morning and approved placing two public questions on the ballot this fall, though a few board members viewed the questions as political tactics.… MORE
Uptown developer withdraws request, council takes no action on upscale restaurant plan
A developer receiving tax breaks has withdrawn a request to the Normal Town Council that presumably would have made it easier to land a fine dining restaurant in Uptown.… MORE
Elected leaders to decide whether Twin-Cities should build $43.6 million sports complex
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
Clear bag policy to be implemented at ISU sporting events
Bags carried into Illinois State University athletic events must now be clear for security purposes.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan introducing Gerontology and Palliative courses thanks to $150,000 grant
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
Emerson Street between Linden and Clinton closed beginning on Tuesday
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
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…