Another day, another discussion about changing the way Illinois draws its legislate districts. All nineteen Illinois Senate Republicans are on hand for this.… MORE
Another day, another discussion about changing the way Illinois draws its legislate districts. All nineteen Illinois Senate Republicans are on hand for this.… MORE
The international news agency Reuters reported Tuesday that Amazon and General Motors are in talks to invest in Rivian Automotive in a deal that would value the U.S. electric pickup truck manufacturer, with a factory in Normal, at between $1 billion and $2 billion.… MORE
Bloomington aldermen want to be ahead of the curve when it comes to technology.… MORE
A Bloomington property owner and her husband appealed to the city council Monday night to take quick action against escalating violence on the near west side.… MORE
Plans for Kroger to move its grocery store at Landmark Plaza in Normal to a nearby location on Bloomington’s northeast side are apparently not dead.… MORE
As his predecessor, Bruce Rauner, said four years ago, new Gov. JB Pritzker says Illinois is in worse shape than he expected.… MORE
To the list of bills which former Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed — and are getting another chance under new Gov. JB Pritzker — you can add the “teacher minimum wage” bill.… MORE
Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner said Tuesday night the city and Town of Normal are “joined at the hip” on many issues, so the planned Trail East development in Uptown Normal is not going to stand in the way of cooperation between the Twin-Cities.… MORE
Opponents of an office plaza in Uptown Normal have until Friday to save three buildings that would be demolished to make way for the five-story Trail East development.… MORE
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) warns of an immediate court challenge should President Donald Trump declare a national emergency to build a wall on the southern U.S. border.… 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…