Gerald Johnson FAIRBURY – Gerald F. Johnson, 80 of Fairbury, passed away peacefully at 12:33 p.m., Monday, January 7, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. A visitation will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, January 12, 2019 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury. Cremation rites have been accorded and a private family…… MORE
Norma Maxine Siebring, 85, of Leroy, passed away at 6:05 a.m. on Thursday, January 3, 2019 at the LeRoy Manor.… MORE
BLOOMINGTON – Walter P. Buckley, 94, of Eureka and Bloomington, passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2018, at Luther Oaks in Bloomington. His funeral will be at 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 31, 2018, at Epiphany Catholic Church, Normal, with Rev. Joseph Baker officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Normal. Visitation will be from 10:00–11:00 a.m., Monday…… MORE
Robert “Huey” Landry Robert “Huey” Landry, 72, of Bloomington, passed away at 10:12 a.m., Monday, December 17, 2018 at his home. The family will receive friends from 4:00-6:00 p.m., ending with military rites by the Bloomington-Normal American Legion Honor Guard on Friday, December 28, 2018 at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home. A private family burial will be…… MORE
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Chris L. Sparks, 61, of Gibson City, passed away at 1:27 a.m., Sunday, December 9, 2018 at his home. His funeral will be at 1:00 p.m., Saturday December 15, 2018 at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington with Rev. Randy Reese officiating. Burial will be in Hudson Township Cemetery, Hudson. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m.,…… MORE
Mary E. Sheehan, 85, of Bloomington and formerly of Danvers, passed away at 12:08 p.m., Sunday, December 9, 2018 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington. Her service will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 15, 2018 at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington. Burial will follow at Park Lawn Cemetery, Danvers. Visitation will be from…… MORE
The St. Louis Cardinals Caravan is coming to Bloomington! Join WJBC at the Parke Regency Hotel in Bloomington on Saturday, January 19th starting at 4:30pm (DOORS OPEN 3:30pm). Come out and experience the Cardinals Caravan! Join us and talk baseball, meet current players, alumni, and broadcasters! There will be autographs for kids, Cardinals prize drawings and more. This…… MORE
Wayne Henry Petersen, 87, of Fairbury died at 11:10 a.m. Sunday, December 2 at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury.… MORE
Daniel J. Wilkins, 67, of Normal, passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2018 at Heartland Health Care, 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…