HUDSON – Hunter Thomas Smith, 22, of Normal, passed away at 5:12 a.m., Sunday, July 7 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria surrounded by his family. His funeral will be at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 11 at the Hudson Baptist Church, 312 Walnut St., Hudson, IL with Rev. Anet Satvedi officiating. Visitation will…… MORE
This 4th bring your blanket, radio and family for the annual WJBC Sky Concert in Miller Park in Bloomington & Fairview Park in Normal.… MORE
FAIRBURY- Anna Eileen Paternoster Sohn, 99, Fairbury, died at 8:29 pm Friday, June 21, 2019 at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury. Her funeral will be at 2:00 pm Thursday, June 27, 2019 at the First Presbyterian Church, Fairbury with Pastor Dan Robertson officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury. Visitation will be 1:00 to…… MORE
Elaine I. Johnson, 84, of Bloomington, passed away at 6:16 a.m., Sunday, June 16, 2019 at her home. She and her husband are together again. … MORE
James W. Phillips, 95 of Bloomington, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington.… MORE
Mary Schumacher, 94 of Normal, passed away at 7:15 a.m., Sunday, June 2, 2019 at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center in Normal.… MORE
Corrine M. Foley, 81, of Bloomington, passed away at 11:25 p.m., Saturday, June 1, 2019 at her home.… MORE
Elsie Marie Rebman, 87, of Normal, passed away at 5:49 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at Heritage Health in Normal.… MORE
Geraldine Boyle Becker, 83, of Bloomington, passed away at 4:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at the Loft Rehabilitation and Nursing Home, Normal.… MORE
Donna Joyce Lindelof, 90, of the Bickford House in Bloomington, formerly of Sibley, passed away at 7:18 a.m., Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center in Normal. … 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…