Obituary for Olivia Sonetz… MORE
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Obituaries: Gudeman, Hanna
Obituaries for Karen Gudeman and Dale Hanna
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Normal Parks and Recreation 2018 MLB Bus Trips
Join Normal Parks and Recreation for trips to Miller Park, Busch Stadium, and Wrigley Field to catch America’s favorite pastime.… MORE
Obituaries: Clary
Obituary for Jean Clary
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10th Chefs For PATH
Chefs for PATH fundraiser is on April 12th at the Bloomington Center for Performing Arts! Doors open at 5pm and the event starts at 6pm Come out and enjoy some delicious food for a great cause! The fundraiser helps PATH’s Free 24/7 United Way 211 call center provide access to human services. The Restaurants and Chef’s participating this year are Reality Bites –…… MORE
Obituaries: Million
Obituary for Sarah Million… MORE
WJBC Bracket Buster 2018
The return of Bracket Busters with Miller Lite and the Den, Highland Park and Prairie Vista golf courses. It’s our basketball bracket contest at Ride the Nine on March 15th.… MORE
Obituaries: Abbey
Obituary for Rhonda Abbey.… MORE
Obituaries: Janson Jr.
Obituary for Charles Janson Jr.… MORE
Obituary: Sechrest
Paul David Sechrest, 73, of Chenoa, passed away at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, March 1, 2018 at Accolade Healthcare of Pontiac.… 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…