Obituaries for Nathaniel Alexander “Nate” Peña, Mary Lou Swift.… MORE
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Obituary: Russell
Gretchen Russell, 36, of Lexington, formerly of Chenoa, died at 5:23 a.m., Friday, June 15, 2018.… MORE
Obituaries: Hammer, Kuntz, Steele
Darlene Hammer ANCHOR – Darlene L. Hammer, 85, Anchor, passed away at 4:38 p.m., Friday, June 15, 2018 at Heartland Healthcare Center, Normal. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Anchor with Pastor Jim Davis officiating. Burial will follow at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery, Anchor.…… MORE
2018 Relay For Life
WJBC, O’Brien Auto Team, and Tricoci University of Beauty Culture are proud to be a part of Relay For Life. Help be a part of this wonderful event that benefits the American Cancer Society.… MORE
Obituary: Shepherd
Terry Shepherd BLOOMINGTON – Terry W. Shepherd, 76, of Bloomington, passed away on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal. Terry’s celebration of life gathering will be held on Saturday, June 16, 2018 from 10-11 a.m. at Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home, Bloomington. Cremation rites were accorded. Family suggests memorials to be…… MORE
McLean County EMS provides ambulance simulator to students
Students looking to become Emergency Medical Service workers in Bloomington-Normal will be able to get some hands-on training in an ambulance.… MORE
Obituaries: Adams, Ferguson
Benjamin Adams BLOOMINGTON – Benjamin T. Adams, 34, of Bloomington, a maverick, artist, cook extraordinaire, lover of all things lime green (including his Honda Element) passed away at 11:14 a.m., June 9, 2018, at BroMenn Advocate Medical Center. Cremation has been accorded. A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 16,…… MORE
Obituaries: Mclain, Parido
Obituaries for Bessie Mclain, Michael Parido.… MORE
Obituaries: Fehr, Ifft
Obituaries for Norma Fehr, Nancy Ifft.… MORE
All Star Game Rescheduled
The All Star baseball game was cancelled due to weather and rescheduled to Tuesday at 5:00 at IWU.… 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…