By WMBD-TV EUREKA – The Eureka City Council has recognized two for their life-saving efforts during its meeting on Monday. According to Eureka City Services Coordinator Melissa Brown, both Assistant Eureka Police Chief Kim Jones and Ted Pierce were presented with a proclamation for heroic actions by Mayor Eric Lind. They were recognized for their…… MORE
Dozens lined up at the Central Illinois Regional Airport to get their Real ID on Wednesday.… MORE
U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen wants to put a few things in the forefront for the 17th District following his successful reelection bid.… MORE
A 27-year-old woman is the victim of Sunday night’s fatal accident on the city’s southeast side.… MORE
Preliminary, unofficial election results show no seats in the state House or Senate have changed party hands, although a few races remained too close to call according to the Associated Press. … MORE
As chief lobbyist for electric utility Commonwealth Edison, Fidel Marquez had an expansive role that put him in charge of “approximately 130, 135 people.”… MORE
A University of Illinois Springfield political science professor said too much was going against Vice President Kamala Harris Tuesday.… MORE
By WMBD-TV TAZEWELL COUNTY – The Tazewell County Health Department is reporting the first human death related to the West Nile Virus in the county this year. According to the health department, the 70-year-old Tazewell County resident started showing symptoms in mid-October. This is the ninth West Nile related death in Illinois this year. The…… MORE
Democratic congressman Eric Sorensen won a second term in Illinois’ 17th Congressional District in Tuesday’s election.… MORE
Voters on Tuesday flipped the majority on the McLean County Board in the favor of Democrats.… 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…