By WMBD-TV ILLINOIS – In an effort to reduce air pollution caused by public transportation, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is offering up $27 million to some of the state’s transit agencies to buy electric buses. “It’s no secret that transportation is the leading source of climate pollution—and it’s now time to incorporate a cleaner,…… MORE
There were 6.0 days suitable for fieldwork in the week ending October 6, 2024.… MORE
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has filed suit against the social media platform TikTok, alleging the app is harming children.… MORE
Nonreporting probation and a fine was the sentence for seven people who were charged earlier this year with illegally trespassing on the Illinois State University campus while protesting the war in Gaza.… MORE
A woman who used to work at the McLean County Jail has been sentenced to probation for having an “inappropriate relation” with an inmate.… MORE
Illinois surpassed $2 billion in tax revenue last year from all types of gambling and the state lottery – a record bolstered by continued growth in video gambling, sports betting and the opening of several new casinos.… MORE
An Urbana native who was bullied in high school made bullying her 2003 Miss America platform – and now has supervised a report on bullying in the legal profession. … MORE
Midwest Food Bank and GROWMARK are holding a ceremony to commemorate GROWMARK’s $1 million worth of donations to the food bank… MORE
By WMBD-TV TREMONT – A man was taken into custody Sunday afternoon for allegedly having a gun in the middle of the village of Tremont. According to the Tremont Police Facebook page, the 38-year-old man allegedly had a shotgun and surrendered to police. He was taken to an area hospital for evaluation. No one was…… MORE
Multiple gunshots were heard Saturday afternoon in Normal near where a youth football game was being played, according to the Normal Police Department.… 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…