Bloomington City Council member Jenn Carrillo wants to hear from members of the community after State Farm announced it plans to knock down its former downtown building.… MORE
Bloomington City Council member Jenn Carrillo wants to hear from members of the community after State Farm announced it plans to knock down its former downtown building.… MORE
Neighbors living near Bloomington’s Miller Park celebrated Monday night after the city council voted 5-4 to turn down a liquor license for a new convenience store.… MORE
Illinois Republicans, including the leader of the McLean County Republican Party, are denouncing a now-deleted social media post referring to four Democratic Congresswomen as the “Jihad Squad.”… MORE
Former McLean County Board Chairman Nancy Froelich has died. She was 88.… MORE
A third generation farmer is the newest member of the McLean County Board.… MORE
Despite opposition from residents, the Bloomington Liquor Commission is recommending the city council allow a convenience store owner to sell packaged liquor at his business near Miller Park.… MORE
The working group studying public transit’s future in Bloomington-Normal won the backing of Normal’s Town Council in a unanimous vote, but the discussion at Monday night’s meeting included criticism of recent Connect Transit board actions.… MORE
A Unit 5 school board member said Wednesday night the board has a mountain to climb before deciding by year’s end whether to seek voters’ approval for higher taxes to reduce growing budget deficits.… MORE
Congressman Rodney Davis thinks it’s crucial to have everyone counted in the upcoming U.S. Census, especially in Illinois.… MORE
McLean County government is a step closer to suing drug manufacturers and distributors to compensate taxpayers for opioid epidemic costs.… 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…