Normal Town Council members received an earful from property owners who will foot the bill to pay for the rising cost of police and fire pensions.… MORE
Normal Town Council members received an earful from property owners who will foot the bill to pay for the rising cost of police and fire pensions.… MORE
Governor Bruce Rauner joined local government and business leaders welcoming Brandt Industries to McLean County.… MORE
The state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is backing a proposal to declare Bloomington a welcoming city, even for undocumented immigrants.… MORE
Bloomington mayor Tari Renner has scheduled three town hall meetings next month to seek feedback on a wide range of city issues.… MORE
A major contributor to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s campaign has been shown to be a financial supporter of the embattled Alabama Republican candidate for Senate Roy Moore.… MORE
A discussion about public funding for a center to help small businesses evolved into a debate about what constitutes a fair share. The Bloomington City Council favors a 50-50 split with Normal to fund Illinois Wesleyan University’s Small Business Development Center, rather than a 60-40 split that mirrors the Twin-Cities’ population.… MORE
Two Central Illinois congressmen aren’t supporting fellow Republican Roy Moore in his U.S. Senate race in Alabama, following allegations of child molestation and sexual misconduct.… MORE
A crowd that spilled into the hallways and stairwells of Bloomington City Hall lobbied the city council Monday night to adopt a resolution declaring the city a welcoming place for undocumented immigrants.… MORE
State Senator Bill Brady of Bloomington is taking sides in an apparent primary fight to win the Republican nomination for Illinois governor.… MORE
Lawmakers passed bills, took classes and made endorsed statements saying the culture of sexual harassment in Springfield was on its way to finally being addressed. But others say it wasn’t near enough to persuade victims to come forward.… 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…