A teacher found a bullet in a Normal Community West High School classroom on Monday. One mother shares how she thought the worst, as this came a week after a school shooting in Michigan.… MORE
A teacher found a bullet in a Normal Community West High School classroom on Monday. One mother shares how she thought the worst, as this came a week after a school shooting in Michigan.… MORE
By IIS Radio SPRINGFIELD – The state is launching a new $42 million water assistance program for low-income Illinoisans. The effort is for those facing disconnection or who have $250 or more in overdue water and sewer bills. Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Acting Director Sylvia Garcia says to qualify, applicants need to…… MORE
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Denying someone their job because of their vaccination status is discrimination, according to State Rep. Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich). His “Freedom Act” would outlaw it. Shouldn’t people go to work with the assurance everyone around them is vaccinated? “Well, shouldn’t everybody that has the right to go to work understand that…… MORE
By IIS Radio WESTMONT – Gov. JB Pritzker says he’s not planning to institute a new COVID-19 vaccine mandate like the one in New York City. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is enacting a mandate for private sector workers. Pritzker was asked if that’s something we could see in Illinois. “That again is not…… MORE
It’s been almost six months since the historic rainfall touched down in McLean County, damaging thousands of homes with flood water.… MORE
Over 45 children in the Twin-Cities are smiling more this holiday season, thanks to Normal Police.… MORE
Illinois’ annual Pearl Harbor observance, which the Department of Veterans’ Affairs puts on at Lake Springfield, included the traditional wreath-tossing into the lake. And a story of some good luck.… MORE
McLean County’s largest school district is in dire need of substitute teachers and bus drivers.… MORE
By IIS Radio CHICAGO – Gov. JB Pritzker is thanking state tourism leaders for their perseverance during the pandemic. Speaking at a tourism and travel conference in Chicago, the governor noted that the last 20 months have been very tough for the hospitality industry. “This has been an unprecedented health emergency, and yet you’ve stepped…… MORE
By IIS Radio SPRINGFIELD – Applications for rental assistance in Illinois are now being accepted. State Housing Development Authority executive director Kristin Faust says those still struggling to pay their rent due to the pandemic can now apply for grants online at IllinoisHousingHelp.org. “They are up to $25,000 and if people need additional help applying…… 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…