A local Congressman says there’s nothing in the Ukraine transcript to add up to criminal charges – or impeachment.… MORE
A local Congressman says there’s nothing in the Ukraine transcript to add up to criminal charges – or impeachment.… MORE
Task force members studying the possibility of allowing recreational marijuana sales in Bloomington said Thursday night they want more information before making recommendations to the city council.… MORE
A Bloomington Democrat will try to unseat Republican Keith Sommer in the 88th Legislative District.… MORE
A dispute became public Wednesday night about a sudden change in bookkeeping practices of McLean County government finances.… MORE
A Democrat is in the race for the McLean County Board seat representing Bloomington’s west side.… MORE
The governor is unambiguous on this one – a lawmaker who was key to the new infrastructure plan should give up his chairmanship of the Illinois Senate Transportation Committee, at least for now. … MORE
Bloomington’s cannabis task force will meet for the first time Thursday night aiming to gather information and recommend whether the city council should allow the sale recreational marijuana in the city.… MORE
State Rep. Dan Brady has announced he will seek re-election for his seat in the 105th District.… MORE
A Republican lawmaker is asking federal investigators to release more details after they raided the offices and home of state Sen. Martin Sandoval, the chief negotiator of the state’s $45 billion Rebuild Illinois plan, in a probe involving kickbacks.… MORE
State government finances in Illinois have continued to deteriorate during a decade of national economic growth, according to the latest analysis from Truth In Accounting.… 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…