Eureka High School competed in a national competition in Indianapolis, Indiana on Nov. 2 through Nov. 3.… MORE
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Eureka High School competed in a national competition in Indianapolis, Indiana on Nov. 2 through Nov. 3.… MORE
Electric vehicle maker Rivian said Tuesday that it will allow other companies to purchase its fleet of delivery vans, ending an exclusive agreement with Amazon.… MORE
A top economist shared his thoughts with a Springfield breakfast audience Wednesday. Curtis Dubay, chief economist of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, said anything having to do with the economy has to do with the post-covid worker shortage.… MORE
The Bloomington Police Department announced on Tuesday that it is seeking re-accreditation with the Illinois Law Enforcement Accreditation Program (ILEAP).… MORE
Firehouse Subs in Normal awarded the Normal Police Department 21 new automated external defibrillators.… MORE
If you live near a community college in Illinois, get used to this phrase: “For Every Student, For Every Community” is the slogan for the newly named system, “The Community Colleges of Illinois.… MORE
The St. Louis Cardinals are coming to Bloomington-Normal at the first of the year for their annual pre-season tour.… MORE
The Illinois legislature could have something to show for the 2023 fall veto session: allowing new nuclear power facilities again after a 36-year moratorium. … MORE
By Jake Fogal NORMAL – The Normal West High School boys basketball team will be out in the community on Saturday, raking leaves for Veterans Day. Wildcats Head Coach Ed Hafermann say’s that the team usually does some sort of community service event ahead of the season each year, and this year, he and his…… MORE
There were 5.6 days suitable for field work during the week ending November 5, 2023. … 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…