By HOI ABC SPRINGFIELD – Three more school districts are being sued by parents over COVID prevention plans. McLean County Unit 5, Bloomington District 87, and Pontiac District 429 are named in this lawsuit being filed in Sangamon County. Sangamon County is where a temporary restraining order was also issued against the governor’s mask mandate…… MORE
A Clinton grocery store owner says inflation is out of control and the worst he has seen in over 50-years.… MORE
A woman who says she was a State Farm employee has teamed up with Attorney Ben Crump and filed a lawsuit against the company — alleging she was terminated because of complaining of the company’s “rampant culture of racism and discrimination.”… MORE
A former DCFS worker says – absolutely – caseworkers need more protection. … MORE
According to Illinois’ Senior Senator, Russia appears to be pulling back some troops from the Ukraine border, but he does not know what that means.… MORE
A 7-month old infant remains missing, as a Bloomington woman is facing two counts of felony child endangerment as police continue to search for the baby.… MORE
By Neil Doyle PONTIAC – Some Republican state lawmakers are concerned about the status and future of the Pontiac and Vandalia Correctional Centers. According to a letter sent to Gov. JB Pritzker and the director of the Illinois Department of Corrections, both facilities have had a significant number of inmate transfers. State Sen. Jason Barickman…… MORE
By Jake Fogal BLOOMINGTON-Following 10 seasons that saw highs and lows, Illinois State Athletic Director Kyle Brennan has notified Redbird men’s basketball head coach Dan Muller that he will not return for the 2023 season. “Announcing a head coaching change during a season is a difficult decision I don’t take lightly, especially with a coach…… MORE
By Neil Doyle MACKINAW – A 69-year-old Danvers man has been identified as the victim of a two-vehicle crash in rural Mackinaw. Preliminary autopsy results indicate Larry Conder died from blunt force head injuries due to the accident, according to Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley. Toxicology testing is pending. The two-vehicle crash happened Wednesday, Feb.…… MORE
By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – The 2022 Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Illinois is quickly approaching. The Bloomington Polar Plunge will happen Saturday, February 26 at Miller Park Lake. Registration is from 9am-12pm. Plunge Director Vanessa Campos says plungers raise nearly $2 million for the athletes of Special Olympics Illinois…… 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…