Larry Kennedy Jr. NORMAL – Larry Wayne Kennedy Jr., 57, Normal and formerly of Cooksville, died at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:45 a.m. Saturday, October 20, 2018 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax followed by his funeral service at noon. The family…… MORE
Mildred Kridner Mildred Frances Kridner, 97 of Gloucester, Va., formerly of Chenoa, died Thursday, October 4, 2018 at her home in Gloucester, Va. Mrs. Kridner was born July 23, 1921 in Pontiac, the daughter of Ray and Mary (Wagner) Askew. She was a true farmer’s wife. After her husband’s death at an early age, she…… MORE
FAIRBURY– Robert Allen Sikorski, 71, Fairbury, died at 5:30 am Saturday, September 29, 2018 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Visitation will be 4:00 to 8:00 pm Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury with a prayer service at 4:30 pm and a I.O.O.F. service at 7:00pm. Burial will be in Calverton…… MORE
Beverly E. Dunahee (Photo: Duffy Pils Memorial Home) Lexington –Beverly E. Dunahee, 84, of Lexington passed away at 10:30 pm Friday, September 28, 2018, at Advocate BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at Lexington United Methodist Church, Lexington; with Pastor Garry Gromley officiating. Burial…… MORE
Mary Ann Boruff, 75, of Chatsworth, passed away at 7:45 p.m., Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria.… MORE
Cathy Hall Nottoli NORMAL – Cathy Hall Nottoli, 60, Normal, passed away Tuesday, September 25, at Advocate BroMenn Hospice, Normal with family at her side. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, September 28 at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington. There will be a private family funeral at Evergreen Cemetery at a later…… MORE
Mary Rausch BLOOMINGTON – Mary V. Rausch, 99, of Bloomington, formerly of Springfield, died peacefully at 2:22 a.m., Saturday, September 22, 2018 at home surrounded by her family. A Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m., Saturday, September 29, 2018 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Bloomington with Rev. Greg Nelson officiating. Burial will be at…… MORE
Bloomington Police are asking for information from the public to help authorities determine what may have led to a hostage situation that ended peacefully early Sunday evening on the city’s west side.… MORE
A local historian, who’s trying to unwrap the veil of secrecy about racial segregation in McLean County, said people he talks to are very surprised to learn there were segregated beaches at Bloomington’s Miller Park.… MORE
Rev. David Ulseth Reverend David A. Ulseth, 79, of Bloomington, IL went to be with his Lord at 8:45 a.m. on September 13, 2018 at Sugar Creek Alzheimer’s Special Care Center in Normal. His funeral will be at 11 a.m., Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at New Life Fellowship Church, 4754 E. 1400 North Road in…… 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…