Brandon Bauer threw four touchdown passes as Illinois Wesleyan scored 40 unanswered points in a 47-15 win over Elmhurst at Langhorst Field.… MORE
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Obituaries: Gardner, Johansen
Obituaries for Vina Gardner, Donald Johansen… MORE
BPD officers find more than 100 grams of ‘spice’
According to a press release from the BPD, 40-year-old Dawn C. Eheart was arrested for multiple counts of manufacturing, delivering near a school, park, and housing areas; in addition to possessing up to 15 grams of a controlled substance.… MORE
Obituaries: Benson
Obituary for Helen Benson
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Obituaries: Jacobs
Obituary for Gladys Jacobs
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Bloomington City Council to appoint interim city manager
Bloomington aldermen are expected to announce their choice for an interim city manager later this week, and it will likely be the top assistant to departing city manager David Hales. … MORE
Obituaries: Thomas
Obituary for John Thomas
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Blocked punt fuels Illinois Wesleyan comeback win
By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – With the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin’s leading rusher, Morgan Alexander, bottled up for much of the day, Illinois Wesleyan relied on opportunistic defense and a special teams score to overcome Carthage, 13-10, Saturday at Tucci Stadium. The No. 11 Titans (7-1, 5-1 in the CCIW), trailed the Redmen…… MORE
Obituary: Reeves
Obituary for Helen Reeves.… MORE
Obituaries: Hjort, Starkey
Obituaries for Gordon Hjortand and Genevieve Starkey
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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…