Billionaire entrepeneur J.B. Pritzker has announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Illinois governor.… MORE
Billionaire entrepeneur J.B. Pritzker has announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Illinois governor.… MORE
Normal Mayor Chris Koos expected to have more votes than his opponent Marc Tiritilli Tuesday night, but figured that number would be more than seven.… MORE
Election officials expect voter turnout to be similar to the last mayoral elections in 2013.… MORE
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said there are no good options for Democrats who want to keep President Donald Trump’s nominee, Neil Gorsuch, from being confirmed to the nation’s highest court.… MORE
Normal mayor Chris Koos said the incentives the town has offered businesses such at Rivian Automotive and Portillo’s were critical to landing those businesses.… MORE
Bloomington alderman and candidate for mayor Kevin Lower said a key part of his plan to re-prioritize city spending is to demand that city-supported entertainment venues, including U.S. Cellular Coliseum and the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, be more self sufficient.… MORE
A member of the Normal Town Council says he has experience in the public and private sectors that qualify him for a second term.… MORE
Bloomington mayor Tari Renner said the city has played a key role in bringing a number of businesses to the city during his first four years as mayor.… MORE
As lawmakers returned to Springfield, State Sen. Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) introduced a series of bills he said would end the 21-month budget impasse.… MORE
Health care and repeal and replacement of Obamacare dominated the early portion of a town hall teleconference conducted by U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) Monday night.… 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…