Amid candy, roses, and finding love, the FBI in Springfield warns the public to think twice before swiping right on someone you might not know.… MORE
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Gas prices continue to rise amid tension between Russia and Ukraine
Gas prices continue to rise across the state as the latest gas report shows prices at the pump are up 5.4 cents over the past week.… MORE
20-year old killed by gunfire in early Saturday morning shooting in Bloomington
A 20-year old man is dead after a shooting early Saturday morning in the 1600 block of W. Olive St.… MORE
Radio Bloomington-St. Jude Radiothon raises $98,740
The annual Radio Bloomington-St. Jude Radiothon wrapped up Friday and raised $98,740 for children with cancer.… MORE
Gov. Pritzker: Freeze on gas tax due to high inflation
SPRINGFIELD – The governor’s concern about the price of gasoline represents a shift since nine months ago.… MORE
Senator Durbin calling on President Biden to ‘hurry up’ in finding SCOTUS replacement
Illinois’ Senior Senator is pushing the nation’s President to act swiftly to find a replacement for Justice Stephen Breyer from the Supreme Court.… MORE
Heyworth woman charged along with her husband in jury harassment case
A Heyworth woman surrendered to authorities Thursday on charges that she and her husband harassed a jury in a McLean County domestic violence trial in which she is the alleged victim.… MORE
Prestigious honor given to ISU history scholar who studied Bloomington-Normal’s ‘hidden truth’
The Illinois State Historical Society has chosen Illinois State University Distinguished Professor Emeritus Mark Wyman with its 2022 lifetime achievement award.… MORE
Voice of Illinois State Redbirds Dick Luedke announces retirement
By Jake Fogal BLOOMINGTON-After 41 years in the broadcasting booth, Twin Cities resident Dick Luedke has called his final shot. Illinois State’s verbal documenter of men’s basketball and football joined the Scott Miller Show Friday morning to make his official announcement. “I am going to retire after a long time as the radio play-by-play broadcaster…… MORE
Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington-Normal to host COVID vaccine clinic
By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – The Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington-Normal is partnering with the Illinois Department of Public Health to host a free COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Saturday, Feb. 12. Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson adult and child vaccines will all be available, according to a news release. “The safety of our…… MORE
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Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
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.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
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…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
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…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
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…