By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – That covid booster might be the last shot you need for the illness. Dr. Vidya Sundareshan, infectious disease program director at Southern Illinois School of Medicine in Springfield, said the CDC has put that word out, as many of us prepare for another shot, eight months after the initial one.…… MORE
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – More people than you would probably guess are victims of domestic violence. Lt. Gov. Juliana Strattion runs down the numbers: “According to the Illinois Coalition against Domestic Violence, in 2019, there were 43,318 adult survivors of domestic violence living in Illinois. These survivors and their children received 52,000 hours of…… MORE
By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – A Chenoa man has been arrested after a McLean County Grand Jury indicted him on felony charges of attempted production of child pornography and obstructing justice. The indictment alleges than in January of this year, Curtis Cleary, 32, made a hole in celling tile and placed a recording device inside a…… MORE
By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – A Colfax man, who prosecutors say is a repeat sex offender, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Randall Patrick, 51, pleaded guilty in June to predatory criminal sexual assault of a child younger than 13. Prosecutors said the crime happened two years ago in Colfax. McLean County Judge William…… MORE
Illinois Treasurer Mike Fredrich’s’ office will be holding an unclaimed property auction at the Illinois State Fair Saturday.… MORE
For a few minutes on Republican Day Thursday at the Illinois State Fair, the party’s “brand” was making fun of how Democrats look. … MORE
Illinois State University students are in week one of the new school year and the recent vaccination numbers on campus show that many are on board for getting back to normal.… MORE
Three Republicans have declared for next June’s gubernatorial primary in Illinois. There could be more.… MORE
By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Health Department is reporting 32 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. According to McLean County Health Department Public Affairs Coordinator Marianne Manko, the new cases come as 19 McLean County residents are hospitalized due to COVID-19. In addition, 12 residents from outside the county are hospitalized in…… MORE
Former Illinois State University President Dr. Larry Dietz and six area Veterans are receiving recognition for their commitment to the “Stay 4” project.… 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…