Mother’s Day is just a few days away and the Kiwanis Club of Bloomington wants to make sure you’re prepared with a gift.… MORE
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Mother’s Day is just a few days away and the Kiwanis Club of Bloomington wants to make sure you’re prepared with a gift.… MORE
By WMBD-TV and Jake Fogal BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Fire Department wants to hear from the community about how to improve their emergency services. The online community engagement survey covers a range of topics like preferences for communication, satisfaction with current offerings, and resident’s perception of fire and emergency services. Frank Friend with the Bloomington…… MORE
A Central Illinois lawmaker wants to renew the Affordable Connectivity Program after its expiration at the end of April.… MORE
Gov. JB Pritzker continues to brag about the growth of the electric vehicle industry in Illinois.… MORE
A bill at the Illinois Capitol would end the days of hemp being in a Wild West.… MORE
Confident on the outlook for the rest of the year, the electric vehicle manufacturer and dealer, Rivian, released it’s 1st quarter financial report for 2024.… MORE
A ring-tailed lemur found in a Bloomington garage a year ago now has a new home. … MORE
A deal brokered between the State of Illinois and Rivian Automotive in Normal does not involve local taxpayers’ dollars. … MORE
Work is underway on substation upgrades that will strengthen the electric grid serving business and residential customers in downtown Bloomington, according to Ameren Illinois.… MORE
Local and state officials gathered on Tuesday for the grand opening of Ferrero’s chocolate factory in Bloomington.… 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…