As 2016 ends, residents of Bloomington are looking toward 2017 with hope in their New Year’s resolutions.… MORE
As 2016 ends, residents of Bloomington are looking toward 2017 with hope in their New Year’s resolutions.… MORE
The Illinois State Board of Education says schools should expect to see payments come through for buses and special education – eventually.… MORE
Canines have the reputation of being man’s best friend, but to a police officer, a canine can be a partner as well.… MORE
As Illinois lawmakers prepare to vote its leaders into their respective positions, a news outlet is calling for House Speaker Michael Madigan to be voted out of office.… MORE
A new law taking effect on April 1 will allow anglers to use new tools to catch catfish in Illinois.… MORE
With the end of 2016 mere days away, Illinois lawmakers are working to draft a budget plan for 2017.… MORE
New legislation taking effect January first will reform how criminal records are expunged in Illinois, as well as allow released inmates to work in more professions in spite of their records.… MORE
If Illinois is going to become a smart state, the entire state must be a part of any technological innovation according to a state tech leader.… MORE
One of the new laws for 2017 allows the Secretary of State’s Office to move toward linking your car’s registration and your birthday.… MORE
Illinois lawmakers are preparing to combat synthetic drugs found in bath salts with the Bath Slats Prohibiton Act.… 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…