The leading vote-getter among the nine Normal Town Council candidates said decisions he makes on the council will be in the best interests of the entire Twin-Cities, and not at Bloomington’s expense.… MORE
The leading vote-getter among the nine Normal Town Council candidates said decisions he makes on the council will be in the best interests of the entire Twin-Cities, and not at Bloomington’s expense.… MORE
By Greg Halbleib BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL – The councils in the Twin Cities will be comprised of a total of six newcomers as a result of Tuesday’s election. In Normal, challengers Stan Nord and Karyn Smith earned seats on the town council while Kathleen Lorenz captured a second term. Nord received the most votes (2,873) followed by…… MORE
A challenger for one of three Normal Town Council seats up for grabs in Tuesday’s election managed to have the last word before voters go to the polls.… MORE
Normal Township Supervisor Sarah Grammer is calling for removal of the entire Connect Transit board, which voted earlier this week for a series of fare increases and the elimination of a bus route.… MORE
The four staffers on Bloomington government’s new economic development office claim to have quite a few irons in the fire just about 2 1/2 weeks after the city council created the department.… MORE
An estimated six to eight thousand yellow-shirted gun owners marched on the Capitol Wednesday afternoon for the annual I-GOLD — Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day.… MORE
A Bloomington business owner said charging city establishments a fee for each video gaming terminal is “government greed at its worst.”… MORE
Bloomington aldermen were divided Monday night, narrowly approving an increase in the local gasoline tax that will double to eight cents a gallon starting May 1.… MORE
Backers of tougher gun laws gathered Friday evening in Downtown Bloomington to take part in a March For Our Lives.… MORE
Bloomington aldermen will vote Monday night whether to raise the local gas tax to pay for street repairs, meaning city leaders believe a majority of council members will vote for the increase.… 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…