The top brass of Illinois State University hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday night for the athletic department’s new indoor practice facility.… MORE
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Bloomington Police Department piloting a survey for residents
The Bloomington Police Department is implementing a new tool to better serve the community. … MORE
Olympia falls short of upset over state ranked Maroa-Forsyth in Week 6
By Jake Fogal STANFORD – A 40-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter Friday night from Olympia Spartan’s senior Nic Olsen gave life to a Stanford crowd as the Spartans sat two points behind a Class 2A #1 Maroa-Forsyth team with 11 minutes to play. The two point conversion attempt that followed came up…… MORE
Pennsylvania man faces animal cruelty charges in McLean County after traffic stop
A Pennsylvania man faces animal drug and animal cruelty charges in McLean County.… MORE
Coroner’s office, ISP continue to investigate deadly Woodford County crash on I-39
An 82-year-old Wisconsin man is dead after two-vehicle collision Wednesday afternoon in Woodford County on Interstate 39.… MORE
Coroner’s office, ISP continue to investigate deadly Woodford County crash on I-39
By WMBD-TV WOODFORD COUNTY – An 82-year-old Wisconsin man is dead after two-vehicle collision Wednesday afternoon in Woodford County on Interstate 39. Woodford County Coroner Tim Ruestman said his office was waiting to release the Hudson, Wis. man’s identity until his family can arrive here. The coroner said it appeared the man was driving a Dodge…… MORE
Five men arrested as part of a multi-state theft ring in central Illinois
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Police Department arrested five men for their alleged involvement in a multi-state auto theft ring last Friday. According to Bloomington Public Information Officer Bryce Janssen, the five Texas men were all charged in McLean County Circuit Court with seven counts of possession of a stolen motor vehicle worth more than $25,000.…… MORE
Illinois lawmakers could vote this fall to allow legislative staffers to unionize
Employees of the speaker’s office in the Illinois legislature may soon get the opportunity to unionize.… MORE
Sen. Durbin and Rivian CEO discuss electric vehicle infrastructure
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) met with Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe Wednesday in Washington D.C.… MORE
Normal Assistant City Manager named city Manager in Galesburg
One of Normal’s top leaders is leaving the city for a new position in Galesburg.… 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…