Cecil P. Crow, 76 of Normal, Illinois, passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2017 at 1:00am at Heritage Health Care, Normal, Illinois.… MORE
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Obituary: Mason
Thelma I. Mason, 86, of Chatsworth, IL passed away at 7:52 am on Monday, April 17, 2017 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington, IL. … MORE
Obituary: Campbell
Gerald E. Campbell, 82, rural Pontiac, died at 9:30 p.m. Friday, April 14, 2017 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington.… MORE
Obituary: Williams
Betty Lois Williams, 83, of Bloomington passed away at 8:22 a.m., Thursday, April 13, 2017, at Heritage Manor, El Paso.… MORE
Obituary: Raber
NORMAL – Robert Lee Raber, 79 of Normal, Illinois, passed away on April 11, 2017 at 7:41 a.m. at Evergreen Place, Normal. Robert’s service will be held on Friday, April 14, 2017 at 11am at Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home, Bloomington. Following services burial will be held at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington with military…… MORE
Obituary: Kerber
NORMAL – William F. Kerber, 81, of Normal, passed away at 9:34 p.m., Sunday, April 9, 2017 at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center in Normal. His graveside service will be at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 13, 2017 at St. Mary’s Cemetery with Rev. Matthew Deptula officiating. Military rites will be accorded by the Bloomington-Normal American Legion…… MORE
Body of missing kayaker recovered
Rescue crews have recovered the body Monday of a 22-year-old Streator man who went missing after falling out of a kayak in the Vermillion River.… MORE
Win the chance to Throw Out the First Pitch!
Trusted Choice-Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois are teaming up with St. Jude to give you the chance to throw out the first pitch at a Cubs vs Cardinals game at Busch Stadium with two field box tickets!… MORE
Rock The Block 2017
Saturday April 22nd from 4-10pm come out to Uptown Normal and enjoy a spring evening at Rock the Block!… MORE
Obituaries: Klock
Obituary for Marge Klock… 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…