When it comes down to the Presidential election, less than a week away, one Central Illinois Congressman says he thinks the United States will know the results on election day. … MORE
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When it comes down to the Presidential election, less than a week away, one Central Illinois Congressman says he thinks the United States will know the results on election day. … MORE
Mayor Tari Renner has selected Mollie Ward to fill the Ward 7 Bloomington City Council seat that will be vacated by Scott Black at the end of this month.… MORE
A day after Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner announced he won’t seek a third term, a candidate for the city council has changed course and will now run for mayor.… MORE
There will not be another stimulus package, according to a Central Illinois Congressman.… MORE
Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner announced he won’t be running for a third term this spring.… MORE
With more than 27 million votes cast by mail due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one state lawmaker says it could take weeks and months before officials’ results are confirmed.… MORE
Both sides of the graduated tax question – up for a vote on the state’s November ballot – were on display during an online forum Wednesday.… MORE
Diversity and inclusion are words we might notice hearing more and more, and a Black lawmaker says it should extend to sun and wind power.
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An experimental drug given to President Trump to treat COVID-19 could have played a role in the President’s quick recovery, according to a Bloomington Doctor.… MORE
A political battle is brewing for an appointment to the McLean County Board that will last for only a few weeks.… 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…