Two of Downtown Bloomington’s largest landmarks are a long way from being sold, according to the city’s mayor.… MORE
Two of Downtown Bloomington’s largest landmarks are a long way from being sold, according to the city’s mayor.… MORE
The Normal Town Council will soon decide whether to take a big step toward relocating the town’s northeast side fire station to a residential area east of Veterans Parkway despite neighborhood opposition.… MORE
The Illinois State Board of Education has another big budget ask of the General Assembly.… MORE
The Unit 5 School Board is giving the district’s substitute teachers their first pay raise since 2001.… MORE
The McLean County Board met for the first time at night since Republican Chairman John McIntyre extended an olive branch to newly elected Democrats.… MORE
On his first full day in office, Gov. J.B. Pritzker got off on the right “step,” as far as state workers and unions which represent them are concerned. The step increases, automatic raises, had stopped in 2015.… MORE
Illinois State University President Larry Dietz told faculty on Monday there might be a major overhaul of ISU’s governing board.… MORE
Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner believes the city government’s financial situation is “fairly stable” after the city council last year eliminated regular bulky waste pick-up, which saved a little more than a $1 million.… MORE
Some of the area’s most prominent leaders will serve on a committee to help the county board pick the next county administrator.… MORE
Illinois’ fastest-growing ethnic group is celebrating its growing influence.… 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…