Bloomington’s interim city manager wants input from aldermen and the public on ways to cut a $3 million budget deficit.… MORE
Bloomington’s interim city manager wants input from aldermen and the public on ways to cut a $3 million budget deficit.… MORE
The U.S. House will vote again on Wednesday after the approved tax reform bill in DC tripped on a procedure and Illinois’ congressional delegation is split on whether the nation’s tax code should be reformed.… MORE
A University of Illinois professor of religious history in America is part of a crowded field of five Democrats who want to replace incumbent Republican Central Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis.… MORE
The city-owned Grossinger Motors Arena will receive another infusion of taxpayer dollars to maintain a positive cash flow even as the downtown Bloomington venue continues to lose money.… MORE
Bloomington aldermen don’t want to be rushed into adopting a resolution declaring the city a welcoming place for undocumented immigrants.… MORE
Illinois’ congressional Republicans are locked and loaded to vote on a compromise between separate versions of tax reform this week. If the votes are there, the president could sign it before Christmas. Among the changes announced Friday: the corporate tax rate will be reduced from 35 percent to 21 percent instead of 20 percent; the child tax credit will be increased to $2,000 from $1,000; and it would allow deductions up to $10,000 state and local taxes.… MORE
The city-owned Grossinger Motors Arena needs more financial aid from Bloomington taxpayers.… MORE
Bloomington won’t become a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants, according to Mayor Tari Renner.… MORE
A smaller, but politically charged crowd of demonstrators were present outside the BCPA tuesday afternoon, chanting to “kill the bill” in respsonse to the latest GOP intiative to reform the current tax code under the Trump Administration.… MORE
Bloomington property owners will pay a little more to make upgrades to the public library that some city leaders say is bursting at the seams… 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…