Another survey’s out about the dissatisfaction Illinoisans have with Illinois.… MORE
Another survey’s out about the dissatisfaction Illinoisans have with Illinois.… MORE
The Normal Town Council has filled a vacancy on the Bloomington-Normal Airport Authority, which oversees operations at Central Illinois Regional Airport.… MORE
Bloomington aldermen are ready to present to the public a massive zoning overhaul that will guide land use decisions for years to come.… MORE
The McLean County Ethics Commission has referred to the state’s attorney’s office a complaint accusing County Clerk Kathy Michael of using public resources for campaign activities and intentionally destroying evidence. However, McLean County State’s Don Knapp issued a statement late Monday afternoon indicating he’ll ask the chief judge to appoint the Appellate Prosecutor’s office as a special prosecutor to investigate Michael.… MORE
We’re seeing more of State Rep. Christian Mitchell (D-Chicago) around the state this campaign season. Part of that is because he is the new executive director of the Democratic Party of Illinois.… MORE
The McLean County Ethics Commission, created eight-years ago, will consider the first complaint ever filed with the panel, and it deals with alleged ethics violations against the county clerk.… MORE
Election day is still five weeks away, but voters can head to the polls today. Early voting in Illinois started Thursday.… MORE
The Republican seeking a third term as McLean County Clerk is calling on supporters to stand up against what she described as a “radical, socialist agenda” that is trying to smear her and take over the county.… MORE
One Governor candidate is hoping to improve college grants and keep students in Illinois.… MORE
Faced with flat property tax revenues, the District 87 School Board Wednesday night will be asked to adopt a budget for the next fiscal year that has a structural deficit of almost two million dollars in the education fund.… 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…