By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – NAACP Illinois State Conference President Teresa Haley is speaking out after a video of her calling immigrants rapists and savages was released on Tuesday. The video was from an October Illinois Branch Presidents meeting recorded by former DuPage County President Patrick Watson. Watson initially called for Haley to step down on…… MORE
When it was time to light a menorah Thursday afternoon on the front lawn of the Governor’s Mansion in Springfield, Gov. JB Pritzker could not sidestep the news of the day.… MORE
The Bloomington Fire Department responded to a house fire Thursday morning on the city’s near west side.… MORE
Thanks to the Federal Reserve, investors received a bonus gift ahead of the holidays as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) surged to the highest in nearly two years. … MORE
One of the world’s largest telecommunications companies inked a deal with Rivian Automotive for a new pilot program.… MORE
The primary election is March 19.… MORE
All three parking decks in Uptown Normal will be getting an upgraded parking system that requires an app.… MORE
A Central Illinois Congressman believes border security funding should be separate from funding for Ukraine.… MORE
By WMBD-TV NORMAL – Heartland Community College (HCC) announced that it has named Noah Lamb the new Vice President of Finance and Administration on Tuesday. According to an HCC news release, Lamb is moving to Heartland from Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio. At Wittenberg, he served as an Assistant Vice President for Finance and Administration…… MORE
A prominent leader in Springfield and Illinois could be in hot water.… 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…