Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner says allegations of improper use of a city credit card to buy an airline ticket to Japan are frivolous and a lie, but he pledges to cooperate with an Illinois State Police investigation of the matter.… MORE
Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner says allegations of improper use of a city credit card to buy an airline ticket to Japan are frivolous and a lie, but he pledges to cooperate with an Illinois State Police investigation of the matter.… MORE
McLean County Republican Party Chairman Chuck Erickson went to social media to defend President Donald Trump’s comments blaming both white supremacists and counter protesters for violence in Charlottesville, Virg. last weekend.… MORE
Residents of Normal will soon be digging deeper into their pockets to pay for the repair and maintenance of the town’s sewer system.… MORE
State Rep. Bill Mitchell has become the latest Republican lawmaker in Illinois to announce he won’t be seeking re-election next year.… MORE
A school funding bill, passed by the Illinois Senate, has found its way to the Governor’s desk.… MORE
Partisan politics is for the mayor of the city south of Division Street, not for the mayor of the town north of Division.… MORE
It’s ‘Back to the Future’ for supporters of an Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.… MORE
Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner offered a full-throated endorsement Wednesday of State Sen. Daniel Biss’ candidacy for governor.… MORE
Now that four Democrats have declared to run against Republican U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis next year, a state lawmaker has decided won’t be running for the seat.… MORE
The field of candidates seeking to challenge U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis next year has grown to four.… 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…