| ROUTE 66 WALLDOGS MURAL FESTIVAL in McLEAN, IL – AUGUST 19, 5 to 10 PM
All are welcome to gather on the McLean village square the evening of Friday, August 19, for festivities that will include: • Scrumptious eats for purchase from King Biscuit BBQ (to benefit the Mt. Hope–Funks Grove FPD) and the Dixie Restaurant (5 to 8 pm) CORE of McLean, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) community organization, is dedicated to revitalizing their small town, in part by attracting tourism and business related to Route 66. Proceeds from their annual Get Your 6.6 on Route 66 run/walk and other fundraising efforts are being used to pay for the mural and its maintenance. For more details, visit www.mclean-il.com or our Facebook page at www.facebook.com /mclean.il. |
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…