NORMAL – Howard Glen Frink, 93, of Normal, has reached his final address. We imagine he was walking with no pain down the streets of Heaven at 7:25 p.m. on Wednesday, September 5, 2018. Howard’s service will be held on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at 11 a.m. at East White Oak Bible Church, with Pastor…… MORE
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Obituary: Barnes
Marjie E. Barnes, 73, Fairbury, died at 5:30 am Friday, September 7, 2018 at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal. Visitation will be 10:00 am to 12:45 pm Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury. Her funeral will follow at 1:00pm with Pastor Brian King officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury. …… MORE
WJBC’s Football On Monday Nights at Maguire’s
Join WJBC, your football headquarters for football on Monday night’s at Maguire’s Pub.… MORE
Obituary: Etherton
Donald J. Etherton, 54, of Bloomington, passed away at 12:53 p.m., Thursday, August 30, 2018 in Bloomington. … MORE
Obituaries: Bradtke, Glover, Hoselton
Robert W. Bradtke, 59, of Bloomington, passed away at 4:14 a.m., Sunday, September 2, 2018 at his home. … MORE
Obituary: Hoselton
Raymond Lewis Hoselton, 75, of Chenoa passed away at 10:20 am, Friday, August 24, 2018 at his residence in Chenoa.… MORE
Susan G. Komen Race For The Cure 2018
On Saturday, September 8th join friends and family on the State Farm Corporate South Campus for the 8th annual Race for the Cure here in Bloomington/Normal.… MORE
Obituary: Campbell
Sherell Eugene “Gene” Campbell, 96, of Bloomington, passed away on Monday, August 27, 2018 at his home. Visitation will be from 3:30-5:30 p.m., Friday, September 7, at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington with a brief service at 5:30 p.m. Military rites will follow and be accorded by the Bloomington-Normal American Legion Honor Guard. A…… MORE
Fate of the Bloomington Election Commission makes November ballot
By Neil Doyle The voters of Bloomington will have a decision to make this November surrounding the Bloomington Election Commission. A hearing held earlier this week saw petitioners Connie Beard and Norma Brown present their 1,345 petition signatures to Circuit Judge Paul Lawerence. Objector Denise Williams presented 10 objections to the court as she stated…… MORE
Obituary:Rehtmeyer
Ina Rehtmeyer (Calvert Memorial) Ina M. Rehtmeyer, 87 of Bloomington, passed away on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal. Ina’s memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at 10:30am at the Funks Grove Church, Rural McLean with Father Dave Halt officiating. Inurnment will be at the…… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
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.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
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…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
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…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
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…