You’ve heard of the state’s “evidence-based funding” for Illinois’ K-12 education? Advocates want to extend a similar program to college.… MORE
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McLean County man arrested for alleged child pornography possession
Normal Police Department (NPD) has arrested a man for his alleged possession of child pornography, according to a Normal police news release.… MORE
Lincoln Fire Officials conducting controlled burns at Kickapoo Park
Fire officials in Lincoln warn the public not to be alarmed when they see smoke near one of the town’s parks.… MORE
Illinois State Interim AD reacts to Dartmouth men’s basketball forming a union
Dartmouth Men’s basketball became the first college team in U.S. sports history to form a union.… MORE
Keith Urban to headline Illinois State Fair
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – Keith Urban will be headlining the Illinois State Fair this August with special guest MacKenzie Porter. During his musical career, Urban has won four GRAMMY© Awards, thirteen CMAs, fifteen ACMs, three AMAs, two People’s Choice Awards. In addition, he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in 2023 and…… MORE
Election judges needed in Central Illinois
Election commissions all over Central Illinois are looking to fill judge openings before the March 19 primary.… MORE
Gov. Pritzker announces federal funding to address food insecurity in Illinois
Midwest Food Bank is one of 15 recipients around the state to receive grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, as part of a state-wide initiative to end food insecurity.… MORE
Rivian moving to two shift work schedule in April
Rivian Senior Corporate Communications Sr. Manager Kelli Felker has confirmed with WMBD that Rivian R1 manufacturing will move to two shifts beginning in late April at the plant in Normal.… MORE
Illinois pharmacists rally outside of state capitol
If your care plan includes the names Express-Scripts, CVS Caremark, or Optum Rx, local pharmacists say you are being ripped off, and they’re being squeezed out.… MORE
Former Reditus Laboratories building up for lease in Pekin
A building in Pekin, once home to Reditus Laboratories and Aaron Rossi, is available for lease.… MORE
Blogs
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…