Monday was the deadline for third-party candidates for statewide and statehouse offices to file nominating petition signatures.… MORE
Monday was the deadline for third-party candidates for statewide and statehouse offices to file nominating petition signatures.… MORE
Some key decisions were handed down Monday night by the Bloomington City Council that will impact economic development efforts.… MORE
Bloomington aldermen voted unanimously Monday night to hire Tim Gleason to be the next city manager, although one council member expressed publicly her dissatisfaction with the decision-making process.… MORE
The resignation of a third Unit 5 School Board member in recent weeks was revealed only a day after board members interviewed four candidates to fill the first vacancy.… MORE
A proposed ordinance requiring landlords in Normal to offer onsite recycling for their tenants is turning into a debate whether government should issue mandates or continue to ask for voluntary efforts to increase recycling.… MORE
The Normal Town Council is only weeks away from deciding whether to accelerate the town’s recycling efforts.… MORE
A second Unit 5 school board member is resigning to take a job out of state.… MORE
State Rep. Dan Brady believes anything’s possible, given the sight of an American president meeting with North Korea’s dictator. However, the Bloomington Republican has his doubts whether Gov. Bruce Rauner can make good on his promise to invest billions of dollars on roads, bridges, and other infrastructure projects by shepherding a massive capital bill through the legislature.… MORE
Following the historic summit between President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader told the president he is willing to move toward complete denuclearization.… MORE
Bloomington aldermen have unanimously agreed to expand the promotion of cultural activities on a city-wide basis instead of just the downtown area.… 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…