Normal Town Council members believe they’ve figured out how to avoid a hefty increase in property taxes next year, and perhaps temper some of the criticism leveled against elected leaders for raising taxes.… MORE
Normal Town Council members believe they’ve figured out how to avoid a hefty increase in property taxes next year, and perhaps temper some of the criticism leveled against elected leaders for raising taxes.… MORE
Two former Twin-City mayors who presided over the economic boom of the 1980s and 1990s agree that local developer Jack Snyder was one of the community’s most powerful people.… MORE
Property taxes are expected to rise in Normal next year to cover higher pension costs.… MORE
Within a week of his arrest on bribery charges and subsequent not guilty plea, state Rep. Luis Arroyo’s colleagues in the Illinois House will meet to discuss if he should be removed from office.… MORE
A bill to essentially phase out ethylene oxide in Illinois has passed the House – with the minimum sixty votes needed.… MORE
It’s a rush for the ethical high ground at the Capitol, after news that one lawmaker’s accused of trying to bribe another, and that the second lawmaker expects to be charged with filing a false tax return. … MORE
Some leading Republicans believe a new McLean County Auditor is needed even though the incumbent is also a Republican.… MORE
One of the most striking details contained in the federal corruption indictment of state Rep. Luis Arroyo, D-Chicago, was regulated to a footnote.… MORE
Illinois lawmakers gave a proposal to cap the payer cost of insulin its first endorsement, but questions remain about the consequences of the cap and what the market already offers.… MORE
McLean County Circuit Clerk Don Everhart wants another term in office, but is facing opposition from a prominent local Democrat.… 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…