Illinois State University Police are asking for the public’s help solving an armed robbery late Wednesday night.… MORE
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Illinois State University Police are asking for the public’s help solving an armed robbery late Wednesday night.… MORE
By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – District 87 will not require face masks for students, staff and visitors after a legislative panel ruling earlier this week. The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) voted against extending IDPH Emergency Rules regarding masking requirements in schools. “Upon discussing this with our legal representatives and weighing all options, effective…… MORE
Illinois House Republicans have had enough of masks, with several declaring they will be bare-faced on the House floor.… MORE
A mother arrested as the investigation continues into a missing infant made no mention of having children to law enforcement during her arrest or while in jail.… MORE
It sounds like a joke that writes itself – an arsonist is a fire chief. But it’s no laughing matter to Illinois lawmakers.… MORE
Thanks to a grant from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin company, students in central Illinois can experience what space is like through simulated space missions.… MORE
It will take more than a bi-partisan, bi-cameral roadblock to get Gov Pritzker off his mask message. … MORE
McLean County’s PATH Crisis is adding 115 new jobs as the state of Illinois announced the call center would serve as the new 988 mental health and crisis intervention phone line.… MORE
By WJBC Staff NORMAL – After a legislative panel voted Tuesday night to suspend the latest version of COVID-19 mitigations for public schools, Unit 5 is no longer requiring masks. According to a news release, the district made the decision after the vote by the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules. As a result, Unit 5 is…… MORE
By Neil Doyle LINCOLN – The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning that goes into effect at midnight until 6 p.m. Thursday as heavy snow and freezing rain are expected across central Illinois. The winter storm warning includes McLean, Livingston, Woodford, Tazewell and Ford counties. The NWS is calling for mixed precipitation…… 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…