The corruption case of former Illinois Congressman Aaron Schock has taken an interesting turn.… MORE
The corruption case of former Illinois Congressman Aaron Schock has taken an interesting turn.… MORE
A proposed jump in the local gasoline tax to fund street repairs appears to be a tough sell among candidates running for Bloomington City Council seats.… MORE
Water rates are on the rise in Normal starting April 1 despite objections from two town council members.… MORE
The Illinois Attorney General’s office is investigating whether Normal Mayor Chris Koos violated the state’s Open Meetings Act.… MORE
Property owners in Normal would pay two percent more on their water bills starting April 1 if town council members back the idea Monday night, and government staffers suggested this would not be the last increase.… MORE
The executive director of the firm running the city-owned Grossinger Motors Arena in Downtown Bloomington is optimistic she’ll be able to book events that will draw larger crowds than for the hockey team that announced Thursday evening it won’t play next season.… MORE
Illinois House Republicans say what the governor calls a “fair tax” is anything but.… MORE
Bloomington city leaders are apparently willing to save the Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council from a reduction in the subsidy the city pays to fund the organization.
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Gun violence and prescription drug costs were among the topics of a Sunday afternoon news conference at the Springfield home of U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.)… MORE
By A.J. Harris DWIGHT – Though there will be no vote on the deal between Immigrations Center of America and the Village of Dwight for a proposed ICE facility at tonight’s board meeting, No ICE Dwight is still calling for protests. The activist group wishes to reiterate their stance on the possible privately…… 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…