A Bloomington Republican is seeking another term on the McLean County Board.… MORE
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A Bloomington Republican is seeking another term on the McLean County Board.… MORE
McLean County Board chair John McIntyre announced Thursday he’s seeking re-election.… MORE
A Bloomington Libertarian has announced his candidacy in a crowded race for McLean County Auditor.… MORE
After reports that President Donald Trump is reversing course on a planned e-cigarette flavor ban, Illinois’ senior U.S. Senator is responding.… MORE
While it didn’t pass before lawmakers left for the year, a measure mandating Illinois employers give all employees, even part-time ones, earned sick pay could come up next year.… MORE
Normal is welcoming cannabis-related businesses to town, setting what elected leaders say are strict ground rules and imposing a sales tax when recreational marijuana use becomes legal New Years Day.… MORE
Some Illinois lawmakers said they didn’t get all they wanted to get done before leaving the capitol last week.… MORE
Most Illinois hospitals scored well in a new patient safety report.
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The Normal Town Council is scheduled to make a landmark decision Monday night whether to allow cannabis-related businesses in the town when recreational marijuana use becomes legal in Illinois on New Year’s Day.… MORE
The head of the Bloomington-Normal public transit board favors another delay in a planned fare increase to allow a working group to complete its comprehensive transit system review.… 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…