Join WJBC Monday, July 23rd blood drive event with Avanti’s & Radio Bloomington at the Holiday Inn & Suites – located just one block west on Empire from the original Avanti’s eastside Bloomington location. Blood drive hours are from 12:00pm – 5:30pm. Presenting donors will receive a coupon for a FREE Gondola courtesy of Avanti’s…… MORE
Obituaries for Hazel Honzik, Doris Kachelmuss.… MORE
Herbert Fred Miller, 88, Fairbury, died at 2:55 am Sunday, July 15, 2018 at Evenglow Lodge, Pontiac.… MORE
adashige Saruwatari, long time resident of Bloomington, IL, died of cancer related causes on June 30, 2018 at age 70. He was born in Japan and worked for Mitsubishi both in Japan and the USA.… MORE
A contractor installing a new water main at Lake Bloomington will be making a connection along 1750 East Road Monday.… MORE
As the summer heats up, residents in Bloomington-Normal can catch some rays at a discounted price.… MORE
Obituary for Terry Pickett.… MORE
Obituaries for Robert Cumpston, Nina Kidby.… MORE
Leo Dean Miller, 95 of Mesa, Arizona, passed away Saturday, July 7, 2018 in Danvers.… MORE
The 2nd Annual Bulldoze Disabilities Day is coming up Saturday, July 21st with Henson Disposal. You can have a day of family fun that helps a couple of great causes! Bring the kids out for the opportunity to ride a variety of pieces of earth-moving equipment, get up close to big trucks, get their faces painted…… 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…