There are already seven candidates running to unseat him next year. Now, Gov. Bruce Rauner has officially announced his reelection bid.… MORE
There are already seven candidates running to unseat him next year. Now, Gov. Bruce Rauner has officially announced his reelection bid.… MORE
The well-worn backroads of Central Illinois that Abraham Lincoln traveled on horseback during his days as a lawyer are depicted in a new book written by a Bloomington author.… MORE
Three’s company, four’s a crowd.… MORE
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth is firing back at President Donald Trump for his comments about what other presidents haven’t done when it come to contacting family members of fallen soldiers.… MORE
Gov. Bruce Rauner paid nearly $23 million in federal and state taxes last year, according to his office which released his 2016 tax returns.… MORE
A Normal Town Council member says Bloomington and Normal need to establish a shared sales tax so the two don’t lure businesses away from each other.… MORE
One of this year’s most contentious issues in Bloomington has come down to the appointment of seven people to serve on a civilian board to review how police investigate citizens’ complaints against officers.… MORE
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said Congress must take the blame for passing a measure during the Obama administration that its critics say undermined enforcement efforts to combat the opioid epidemic.… MORE
The Town of Normal’s comprehensive plan for the next two decades suggests local government rethink its parking requirements for new developments. … MORE
Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner said elected leaders are ready to roll up their sleeves to fill a $1.5 million deficit in the city’s general fund.… 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…