A Central Illinois non-profit wants to keep McLean County residents cool this summer during warm weather.… MORE
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Woman faces charges for bomb threat at Illinois State Capitol
A 23-year-old woman faces charges for allegedly playing a role in a bomb threat at the Illinois State Capitol. … MORE
Florida woman killed in Wednesday’s crash on U.S. Route 24 was visiting family
By WMBD-TV WASHINGTON – The Tazewell County Coroner has identified the woman killed Wednesday morning when she was struck by a pickup truck on U.S. Route 24. Pronounced dead at the scene at 7:32 a.m. Wednesday, May 8 was 20-year old Jacksonville, Fla., resident Hailey Parks, said Coroner Charles R. Hanley. She was in the…… MORE
House Speaker Mike Johnson to speak in central Illinois
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) will be the keynote speaker at the Lincoln Day Dinner in Peoria on June 1, according to the Tazewell County GOP website.… MORE
Bloomington couple sentenced to federal prison for illegally distributing pills, drugs
A Bloomington couple will go to federal prison for illegally distributing hundreds of prescription pills though the mail, some of which turned out to be a type of fentanyl.… MORE
Local lawmakers react to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson visiting Illinois General Assembly
Leaders who met with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson had only good things to say about the mayor’s visit to Springfield this week.… MORE
Road work begins Monday on Illinois Rt. 9
Road work begins next week to repair parts of Illinois Rt. 9 from Sugar Creek to Hinshaw Ave.… MORE
Unit 5 and District 87 schools hosting St. Jude fundraiser Friday
By Jake Fogal BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL – A cancer survivor in Bloomington-Normal is trying to give back to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for saving his life seven years ago. Cael Wolfe was diagnosed with cancer as a kid and recieved treatment from St. Jude. Now, over the past few years, he helps to organize a fundraiser…… MORE
McLean County talks housing needs
The McLean County Regional Planning Commission is working to find a solution to the county’s housing needs by adopting a regional housing recovery plan back in March.… MORE
Bloomington Kiwanis Club kicks off annual Mother’s Day flower sale
Mother’s Day is just a few days away and the Kiwanis Club of Bloomington wants to make sure you’re prepared with a gift.… 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…