The McLean County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of a telephone scam on Facebook.… MORE
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The McLean County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of a telephone scam on Facebook.… MORE
The search for a new president at Illinois State University continues.… MORE
The clock is ticking for 17 people residing in a small tent city near Home Sweet Home Ministries in Bloomington. … MORE
The story of gun control legislation in Illinois is never ending.… MORE
Department of Transportation officials want to improve one of the worst roads in Bloomington-Normal with a multimillion-dollar investment.… MORE
Almost a quarter of the way into the 21st Century, women are still at a disadvantage.… MORE
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington City Council has amended its Human Relations Policy to be more inclusive. The city wants to be consistent with the Illinois Human Rights Acts. “It is in the best interest of the City to amend the City Code to be consistent with the IllinoisHuman Rights Act and to specifically include the…… MORE
Because it’s easier to get a job or a place to live when you have a state ID card, a new pilot program between the Cook County sheriff’s department and the Illinois secretary of state will provide those cards to exiting inmates.… MORE
Bradley University will continue to offer degree programs in manufacturing engineering technology and public health education, its president said in an internal communication to faculty and staff. … MORE
A 34-year-old Bloomington man faces several Class X felonies after being indicted on two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault.… 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…