Bloomington city election commissioners have turned down a challenge keeping Ward 4 alderman candidate Julie Emig on the ballot.… MORE
Bloomington city election commissioners have turned down a challenge keeping Ward 4 alderman candidate Julie Emig on the ballot.… MORE
Before he leaves office in January, a state senator is trying to build support for tight regulations of antibiotics used in animals.… MORE
Bloomington city election commissioners will hear a challenge next Monday questioning the validity of nominating petitions filed by a candidate for alderman.… MORE
Property owners in Normal will see what the mayor describes as a “very modest” decrease in taxes because there are fewer government employees.… MORE
New members on the McLean County Board have delivered on a key issue to change the time of its monthly meeting.… MORE
He’s unhappy he lost the election, but Gov. Bruce Rauner says he has incentive to make the transition to the new JB Pritzker administration a positive one.… MORE
The Illinois House Wednesday went 1-for-2 on overriding the governor’s vetoes of a pair of high-profile bills.… MORE
The third Bloomington alderman who’s decided not to seek reelection said she can no longer devote the time necessary to do the job because of family and work obligations.… MORE
A state lawmaker dropped an F-bomb on the House floor Tuesday when a colleague said she wished his family would die.… MORE
Bloomington is following Normal’s lead by charging a six percent tax on patrons who book short-term rentals with Airbnb and similar online services.… 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…