Central Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis is not convinced President Trump should meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.… MORE
Central Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis is not convinced President Trump should meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.… MORE
A new poll shows Illinoisans are upset with just about all things political.… MORE
Democratic candidate for Illinois governor Daniel Biss visited the Illinois State University campus Tuesday afternoon.… MORE
Residents in Normal will have to pay more for water and for the town to pick-up their garbage beginning April 1.… MORE
State Sen. Jason Barickman, R-Bloomington, said it’s time to take politics out of the gun control debate.… MORE
Bloomington aldermen plan to revise meeting minutes from a tension-filled city council meeting two weeks ago.… MORE
Bloomington businesses won’t be able to install new video gaming machines for the next year as the city government decides how to regulate them.… MORE
Bloomington aldermen have voted to raise the cost for garbage collection, while at the same time they reduce some solid waste services and slash the city government’s budget deficit by $1.1 million dollars.… MORE
Bloomington aldermen are not ready to raise motor fuel taxes to fund much-needed street repairs, nor are they eager to boost utility taxes or impose a fee on video gambling machines to replace O’Neil Park swimming pool.… MORE
Critics of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s budget address say the proposal to shift the cost of pensions to school districts and universities will bring about a massive property tax increase.… 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…