West side residents who don’t want another business selling alcohol in their neighborhood persuaded the Bloomington City Council Monday night to delay action on the matter.… MORE
West side residents who don’t want another business selling alcohol in their neighborhood persuaded the Bloomington City Council Monday night to delay action on the matter.… MORE
For the second straight election, State Rep. Dan Brady (R-Bloomington) will again have to fend off a primary challenge, assuming he decides to run again in the 105th District.… MORE
Illinois State University President Larry Dietz participated in Gov. JB Pritzker’s Rebuild Illinois victory tour on Wednesday, expressing deep gratitude for the billions of dollars earmarked for higher education.… MORE
The McLean County Board’s Executive Committee will interview five people who are interested in filling a vacant county board seat.… MORE
Mayors of Bloomington and Normal have issued a joint statement expressing their hopes for what a working group will accomplish to guide the transit system’s future, while a pair of Connect Transit critics like what they see so far.… MORE
The mayor of Pontiac has announced his resignation.… MORE
The Normal Town Council backed the idea Monday night of renaming Mitsubishi Motorway after the company that’s taken over the Mitsubishi plant and intends to build electric vehicles there.… MORE
Now that recreational marijuana will become legal in Illinois a local lawmaker feels measures have been taken to keep Illinois residents safe.… MORE
Standing in front of the old Great Western Depot, where then-President-elect Lincoln gave his Farewell to Springfield, Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law the $45 state infrastructure plan and some of the funding mechanisms to pay for it.… MORE
Owners of a new downtown Bloomington business have come up with another name to replace one that a city council member said was a racial slur.… 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…