While it won’t be a typical Thanksgiving or holiday season for many due to COVID-19, health officials are still reminding home cooks about food safety.
Local Sports
ISU women’s basketball cancels first three games due to COVID-19
Administrators decide Bloomington High School won’t play basketball this winter
ISU AD: Fans indoors looking unlikely
Politics
Congressman LaHood: “Any type of fraud or improprieties have not been there”
As President Trump continues to claim voter fraud in the 2020 Presidential election, one Central Illinois Congressman says he believes there was no voter fraud in the election.
Illinois State Redbirds
ISU AD: Fans indoors looking unlikely
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Illinois State University Athletic Director Larry Lyons says it’s highly unlikely fans will not be allowed in the stands at indoor events next year.
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National News
Political News
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Baltimore County Public Schools are closed again due to ongoing investigation into a cyberattack
Kim Kardashian West urges stop to execution of death row inmate who killed 2 when he was 18
‘Pandemic’ is, unsurprisingly, the Word of the Year for Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.com
Millions may be getting shortchanged on unemployment benefits, GAO finds
Georgia Republican officials reject Trump’s calls to overturn election results
Arizona certifies Biden’s victory
Headlines
Baltimore County Public Schools are closed again due to ongoing investigation into a cyberattack
Kim Kardashian West urges stop to execution of death row inmate who killed 2 when he was 18
Voices
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…