An economics professor who keeps track of how Illinois is doing remains impressed by the post-pandemic performance.… MORE
An economics professor who keeps track of how Illinois is doing remains impressed by the post-pandemic performance.… MORE
As the harvest season rapidly approaches, farmers are looking ahead to next year’s crop and are keeping close tabs on the cost of fertilizer and seed.… MORE
The Superintendent of McLean County’s largest school district says the district will follow Gov. JB Pritzker’s executive orders of vaccine mandates and masks for children in the classroom.… MORE
Illinois House Republicans say the supermajority Democrats’ game on ethics is like Mother Hubbard’s cupboard — empty.… MORE
By USDA SPRINGFIELD – There were 5.7 days suitable for field work during the week ending September 5, 2021. Statewide, the average temperature was 70.7 degrees, 0.8 degrees below normal. Precipitation averaged 1.24 inches, 0.58 inches above normal. Topsoil moisture supply was rated 8 percent very short, 17 percent short, 67 percent adequate, and 8…… MORE
By HOI ABC NORMAL – The Normal Town Council is making changes to its liquor code to allow alcohol to be served at the publicly owned Normal Theater and for outdoor events in Uptown. The council voted 6-1 favoring the changes. Council member Stan Nord voted no, claiming the town might face exposure in alcohol-related lawsuits…… MORE
By HOI ABC CHICAGO – Former U.S. Senator Adlai Stevenson III, whose family has roots in Bloomington-Normal, has died at his Chicago home. He was 90. Stevenson is the son of former Illinois Gov. Adlai Stevenson, two time Democratic presidential candidate, and United Nations ambassador Adlai Stevenson II, who was raised in Bloomington . The former…… MORE
Four more McLean County residents have died from COVID-19 complications as hospital beds in the twin-cities near capacity.… MORE
A Lexington woman is dead after being hit by a semi-truck tractor on Interstate 55 Sunday.… MORE
A plan to phase out fossil fuels, promote renewable energy, and create jobs could come out of the Illinois House session Thursday. But not everybody is that optimistic.… 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…