Bloomington Police are probing a late Wednesday night shooting in the 200 block of E. Wood St.… MORE
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Bloomington Police are probing a late Wednesday night shooting in the 200 block of E. Wood St.… MORE
Hy-Vee announced on Monday that PayPal and Venmo will now be accepted for payment.… MORE
Authorities in Normal are probing two separate shootings during the July 4th holiday.… MORE
A 32-year-old woman from Normal is the victim of a Tazewell County crash last Friday morning.… MORE
It’s on to the Senate for health insurance legislation which passed the Illinois House Thursday night. Gov. JB Pritzker had a postgame celebration in his office.… MORE
A long-time McLean County bakery celebrates its 50th year in operation on Monday.… MORE
Six long-time McLean County residents make up the McLean County Museum of History’s 2024 History Makers class.… MORE
The annual Radio Bloomington-St. Jude Radiothon wrapped up Friday and raised $103,739 for children with cancer. … MORE
A 34-year-old Bloomington man faces several Class X felonies after being indicted on two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault.… MORE
A return to Horton Field House on Saturday for the Illinois State Men’s basketball team featured a competitive game but an racial slur from a fan. … 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…