Town officials in Normal have announced the hiring of a new assistant city manager.… MORE
Town officials in Normal have announced the hiring of a new assistant city manager.… MORE
A Bloomington State Senator is predicting marijuana legislation in the state to be passed in 2019.… MORE
By A.J. Harris Before she was sworn in for her freshman term as a State Representative, newly-elected Anne Stava-Murray (D-Naperville) has already announced plans to run for Senator Dick Durban’s seat in 2020. While Durbin hasn’t officially announced his intent to run for re-election, he recently joked on NBC’s Meet the Press that he is…… MORE
Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin is strongly hinting he’s a candidate for re-election in 2020, as he said on NBC’s Meet the Press, which was heard Sunday on WJBC.… MORE
Ward 8 Alderman candidate Travis Wilson announced Tuesday evening he is no longer in the running for the seat representing Bloomington’s southeast side.… MORE
Bloomington property owners will see a modest increase on their tax bills next year because Eastland Mall’s value is sinking at a faster-than-expected pace.… MORE
Normal’s mayor and council members will receive raises starting two years from now following action at Monday night’s town council meeting.… MORE
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD– So, Gov. Bruce Rauner, what chances are there that a big infrastructure bill is coming in 2019 – the first one in a decade? “I’m hearing the same rumors you are,” Rauner told reporters with his trademark chuckle. “I’ve been recommending an infrastructure bill – a big one – for four…… MORE
Pay raises for elected officials in Normal are on the town council’s agenda Monday night.… MORE
Bloomington aldermen are offering property owners protection in case their water and sewer bills soar because of infrastructure failures.… 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…