A 28-year-old Pennsylvania man is facing four charges of first-degree murder after being accused of killing four University of Idaho students.… MORE
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Springfield Democrat, who represents Central Illinois, is now a member of Congress
You can now call her Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski. The Democrat is Springfield’s newest member of Congress.… MORE
1 person injured as fog causes McLean County crash
Poor visibility due to fog led to a single-vehicle crash Monday morning in eastern McLean County that left one person hurt.… MORE
Illinois Attorney General taking some online sellers to court
If we’re talking about fake product reviews, the Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul says, “Zero Stars – Would Not Recommend.” … MORE
Two men behind bars in Bloomington on weapon charges
An investigation into a two-million dollar warrant landed two Bloomington men behind bars in McLean County.… MORE
Gas prices are on the rise at the start of the new year
At the start of the new year, prices at the pump are rising.… MORE
Illinois attorney general plans to appeal last week’s decision on no-cash-bail law
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The attorney general – without going into specifics as to why he thinks the judge in Kankakee was wrong to declare the elimination of cash bail unconstitutional – says he is confident the state will win an appeal of Wednesday’s decision. Kwame Raoul said the decision is not binding on…… MORE
Enjoy Illinois will be part of the Rose Parade
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – People who watch the Tournament of Roses parade Jan. 2 – in person or on tee vee – should get a hankering to visit Illinois, if the state’s Office of Tourism has its way. For the first time, Enjoy Illinois is entering a float in the Rose Parade. At one…… MORE
Kankakee judge rules the state’s planned elimination of cash bail is unconstitutional
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – A Kankakee County judge, presiding over a consolidated group of more than sixty lawsuits by state’s attorneys, says the state’s law to eliminate cash bail effective Sunday is unconstitutional. Early reaction to the ruling is conflicted as to whether any part of the “pretrial fairness act,” part of the overall…… MORE
Students out after pipe bursts at IWU, won’t be reimbursed for damage
By 25 News BLOOMINGTON – Dozens at students at Illinois Wesleyan University will be relocated for the next semester after a water pipe broke on Christmas Eve. IWU in Bloomington has to now conduct repairs on the Gates-Fricke student apartments. This will affect 45 students who have to be relocated for the spring semester while…… MORE
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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…