The Illinois State Board of Elections is warning residents that they cannot vote online or over the phone as some scams are reportedly looking to convince voters to do.… MORE
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The Illinois State Board of Elections is warning residents that they cannot vote online or over the phone as some scams are reportedly looking to convince voters to do.… MORE
Presidential historian. Drinking buddy of Daniel Day-Lewis.… MORE
Rodney Davis’ re-election campaign for Congress pulled out all the stops Monday, bringing in one of the GOP’s biggest names to rally Davis’ supporters.… MORE
The candidates vying for the 13th Congressional District seat, covering much of the west and central parts of Bloomington-Normal, took each other to task Monday night for who’s donating to their respective campaigns.… MORE
Early voting is robust this year. … MORE
Every year, a new crop of 15- and 16-year-olds is on the road. Secretary of State Jesse White says Illinois roads are safer, and people are noticing.… MORE
Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs is joining a number of other state treasurers in calling for Facebook CEO and Board Chairman Mark Zuckerberg to relinquish some of his control at the social media company.… MORE
A hazmat scare put the Capitol in Springfield on lockdown Thursday afternoon.… MORE
Voters from around central Illinois are sounding off on the issues most important to them as they head to the polls in less than two weeks.… MORE
When a newspaper closes or stops providing local content, it’s bad news for the local community, according to an updated report.… 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…