A Bloomington-based construction company is now on the hook for nearly $2.9 million after a lawsuit in Champaign County.… MORE
A Bloomington-based construction company is now on the hook for nearly $2.9 million after a lawsuit in Champaign County.… MORE
Some advocates for disabled Illinoisans employed in workshops oppose a bill to bring them up to minimum wage.… MORE
By Jake Fogal NORMAL – Despite a cold front and a soaked playing field from several days of rain, the Ironmen at Normal Community cruised to a first round victory over Argo 43-0. The shutout marks the fourth consecutive game where Community has held a team to zero points, as the Ironmen offense piled on…… MORE
The Maui wildfire was anything but simple.… MORE
The Bloomington Police Department will host their first gun buyback event on Sunday.… MORE
A bill outlining how kosher and halal can be used in schools is too easy to inadvertently violate, some lawmakers say.… MORE
Congressman Eric Sorensen (D-IL) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said Wednesday more trees will be planted in the Bloomington-Normal area to improve air and water quality.… MORE
On Wednesday, the Bloomington-Normal Water Reclamation District announced plans for its Wastewater Modernization and Renovation Project.… MORE
That legislative staff unionization bill has passed the House. The vote came a day after a committee approved the bill Tuesday, the first day of veto session. … MORE
The President and CEO of Busey Bank, based out of Champaign, is leaving at the end of the year.… MORE
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.” …
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…
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…
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…