Reducing the cost for solid waste pick-up in Bloomington is one of the most talked-about ways to close a nearly three million dollar shortfall in upcoming budget.… MORE
Reducing the cost for solid waste pick-up in Bloomington is one of the most talked-about ways to close a nearly three million dollar shortfall in upcoming budget.… MORE
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Taylorville, said the recently-concluded government shutdown is all about politics.… MORE
The Bloomington City Council, trying to overcome a nearly $3 million budget deficit, will soon decide whether city government should be in the business of picking up garbage.… MORE
The Illinois Senate’s top Republican, Bloomington’s Bill Brady, expects a very difficult first full year as Senate Minority Leader.… MORE
Normal City Manager Mark Peterson said a shrinking tax base – particularly the sales tax – has caused a $4.25 million shortfall the town council is trying to plug.… MORE
The vice chairman of the McLean County Board said he’s inclined to support two additional wind farms in the northern part of the county because of their economic benefits.… MORE
Bloomington aldermen will decide Monday night whether to ratify a contract covering union workers in two city government departments.… MORE
It will be nearly ten months before Illinois voters pick their governor, but the money already spent is mind boggling.… MORE
Two Bloomington aldermen are offering the public another chance to provide feedback as the city council looks for ways to cut into a deficit of almost $3 million.… MORE
Normal Town Council members are excited about the prospect of construction cranes returning to Uptown Circle even as historic preservationists worry that three buildings might have to be demolished.… 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…