The Bloomington City Council is willing to borrow money to build a new swimming pool and make other improvements at O’Neil Park on the city’s west side.… MORE
The Bloomington City Council is willing to borrow money to build a new swimming pool and make other improvements at O’Neil Park on the city’s west side.… MORE
As Illinois’ two U.S. senators convened a Zoom call to label this week’s Atlanta spa killing spree a hate crime, local U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) was quoted by CNN as making remarks that appear ill-timed at best and racist at worst.… MORE
The supermajority Democrats in the Illinois House condemned Rep, Chris Miller (R-Oakland) for what you might call “fighting words” leading up to the Capitol insurrection of Jan. 6.… MORE
If everything goes as planned, Gov. JB Pritzker can look at Thursday as a big, big step forward.… MORE
For the second time, the Illinois Attorney General’s Office has found the Normal Town Council violated the state’s Open Meetings Act for limiting public comment at council meetings in 2019.… MORE
Illinois House Republicans have brought out some favorite concepts – ethics, balanced budgets, jobs, and public safety – and put new wrapping paper on them.… MORE
Expect more information about the way out of the coronavirus crucible soon. … MORE
Lawmakers on a veterans affairs committee said if a senior medical officer had some domain over the state veterans’ homes, maybe that system would be doing better.… MORE
A former Normal Town Council member, defeated for reelection two years ago, is returning to government service over the objection of a current council member.… MORE
The Bloomington City Council heard about two west side parks projects, including plans for the city’s second inclusion playground where all kids, including those with disabilities, can play together.… 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…