The American Red Cross is teaming up with the Bloomington-Normal YMCA, Boys and Girls Club and Reliable Pools to offer free swimming lessons for local kids.… MORE
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The American Red Cross is teaming up with the Bloomington-Normal YMCA, Boys and Girls Club and Reliable Pools to offer free swimming lessons for local kids.… MORE
Gov. JB Pritzker traveled to the White House to meet with President Joe Biden and his fellow Democratic governors on Wednesday amid rising worry within the party about the president’s ability to continue running for a second term.… MORE
The Normal Police Department is reporting on Wednesday that there have been reports of scammers impersonating them.… MORE
Preventing floods and improving roadways, that’s what residents in the Twin Cities can expect from more than $4.3 million in federal funding.… MORE
Several McLean County residents recently filed a lawsuit against a mobile home park for unfair practices.… MORE
While the warmer weather may be ideal for outdoor cookouts and barbecues, the summer months typically see a spike in reports of foodborne illness.… MORE
Changes to primary election fundraising, the electoral college and the state’s voter registration database are now law after Gov. JB Pritzker signed a wide-ranging bill on Monday.… MORE
Two water main breaks caused the City of Chenoa to lose access to water Tuesday afternoon.… MORE
Calling his actions greedy and shameful, a federal judge sentenced former biotech wunderkind Aaron Rossi to five years in federal prison Tuesday.… MORE
A 65-year-old man from Crystal Lake died in an accident late Monday evening in Downs.… 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…