It didn’t take long for Bloomington Police to arrest a suspect in a Wednesday morning convenience store hold-up.… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2017
Rauner lauds school funding deal during BHS visit
Amid a rare spirit of bipartisanship, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed into law a school funding bill that the state’s chief executive said will bring more money to school districts based on the needs of children.… MORE
State unable to convince judge to allow hearsay testimony in Zimmerman murder case
Hearsay testimony continues to be a big issue leading up to Kirk Zimmerman’s McLean County murder trial.
The judge Thursday refused to reconsider his earlier rulings prohibiting hearsay accounts from certain witnesses who say murder victim Pamela Zimmerman feared her ex-husband.… MORE
Former Kankakee Resident trapped in airport during Hurricane Harvey
BY SEAN COPELAND As of August 30th, 2017 29 U.S. Residents have died as a result of the initial landfall of Hurricane Harvey. Anxious sums up the experience of one former central Illinois woman stranded in a Texas airport as Hurricane Harvey was wreaking havoc. Emily Provance (province) grew up in Kankakee and happened…… MORE
CornBelters’ Chirino named Frontier League post-season All-Star
The Normal CornBelters have placed infielder Santiago Chirino on the Frontier League post-season All-Star squad.… MORE
Pritzker receives Bloomington labor endorsement
Democratic gubernatorial candidate JB Pritzker secured a key labor endorsement this morning in Bloomington.… MORE
Gibson City man pleads guilty to sexual assault charges
A Gibson City man who was arrested in Normal on sexual assault charges in May has pleaded guilty.… MORE
Sick feeling recalled when community lost Redbird 7
Bloomington native Pat Brady won’t forget the morning 2 1/2-years ago when his hometown lost the Redbird 7.… MORE
Sports On Air
Sports On Air… MORE
Illinois State University tops $21 million in fundraising
Illinois State University raised more than $21.4 million in private support in the past year, that’s the third best fundraising year at ISU.… 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…