Unit 5 substitute teachers have made another appeal to the school board for their first pay raise in almost two decades.… MORE
Unit 5 substitute teachers have made another appeal to the school board for their first pay raise in almost two decades.… MORE
Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason said Tuesday evening that staffers from both Twin-Cities are off to the Quad Cities this week to learn about a multi-sports complex there.… MORE
The old Bloomington High School on East Washington Street will no longer be vacant as it will become affordable housing for seniors.… MORE
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) says in nominating Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump is attempting to game the U.S. Supreme Court.… MORE
Bloomington’s new city manager made it clear last month that he really likes the idea of partnering with the private sector to convert the century-old former Bloomington High School into affordable housing for seniors.… MORE
Local leaders went to the top to secure millions of state government dollars in funding for emergency repairs to three Illinois State University buildings.… MORE
Locked in a reelection battle, Republican Congressman Rodney Davis announced he’ll be at the University of Illinois Friday to welcome former President Barack Obama to campus.… MORE
A more robust local economy is not going to happen overnight, according to Normal Mayor Chris Koos.… MORE
A yearly report examining financial trends in the Town of Normal reveals some warning signs.… MORE
The Republican seeking a third term as McLean County Clerk said she’s done ignoring allegations of voter suppression and even racism.… 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…