Bloomington Police are searching for a man that was involved in a commercial burglary.… MORE
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Report: Illinois has more jobs than people looking for work
Illinois has more jobs than people looking for work, according to a new report from Pew Charitable Trusts.… MORE
Renner addresses recreational marijuana sales, task force meets Thursday
While Bloomington’s cannabis task force continues to gather information regarding marijuana dispensaries, Mayor Tari Renner predicts the city will opt-in for the chance to sell recreational cannabis.… MORE
New analysis: Several Illinois cities among nation’s slowest-growing places
Several Illinois cities ranked among the slowest-growing cities in the nation, according to a new analysis from the personal finance website WalletHub.… MORE
Chicago public-private partnership to get $1.2 billion for infrastructure projects
Chicago is set to get more than $1.2 billion for infrastructure projects from state and federal taxpayers.… MORE
Illinois lawmakers hope to pass pension consolidation measure during fall session
Some Illinois lawmakers want the upcoming veto session this fall to focus on a task force recommendation to consolidate 649 downstate local police and firefighter pension funds into two funds.… MORE
Illinois lawmakers look to become second state to cap insulin costs at $100 per month
Illinois lawmakers plan to make Illinois the second state in America to cap the cost of insulin at $100 for a thirty-day supply. … MORE
officials still have questions about recreational cannabis with three months before new law takes effect
Municipal officials continue to navigate the finer points of the state’s new recreational marijuana law, including what they can and cannot do to regulate use at the local level.… MORE
County Board seeks to spare taxpayers from cost of resolving Auditor-Treasurer dispute
The McLean County Board is authorizing Administrator Camille Rodriguez to find an outside accountant to look at the government’s bookkeeping practices, but members don’t want taxpayers to foot the bill.… MORE
Key sewer work in Bloomington comes at a cost
Bloomington’s city government is spending millions of dollars to line underground sewer pipes.… 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…