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Obituaries: Grosse, Grant

Obituaries: Grosse, Grant

Posted on July 4, 2017

Eugene “Gene” Grosse ANCHOR – Eugene R. “Gene” Grosse, 89, of Anchor and Colfax, passed away with his children by his side at 11:30 p.m., July 2, 2017 at OSF Health Care St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 7, 2017, at St. Joseph Catholic Church,…… MORE

Trooper and K-9 partner hurt in I-74 crash near Farmer City construction zone

Trooper and K-9 partner hurt in I-74 crash near Farmer City construction zone

Posted on June 28, 2017

  By Howard Packowitz FARMER CITY – A State Police trooper and his dog were hurt when their squad car collided with a semi on westbound I-74 near Farmer City. State Police said a preliminary investigation indicated both vehicles were in traffic that had slowed or had come to a stop ahead of a construction…… 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…