District 87 is starting the school year without labor strife as the Bloomington district and teachers union have reached a tentative agreement on a three-year contract.… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2017
Unit 5 schools try to weather a ‘perfect storm’
Unit 5 is starting the new school year uncertain about its finances as state lawmakers have yet to reach an agreement on a school funding formula.… MORE
White endorses Pritzker in 2018 gubernatorial race
Jesse White is seeking his sixth term as Secretary of State.… MORE
Obituary: Nelson
EL PASO – Dale W. Nelson, 16 of El Paso, Illinois, passed away on August 21, 2017 at 11:06 p.m. at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Illinois. Dale’s service will be held on Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 12 noon at the Crossroads Chapel, 1049 JC Pkwy, Bloomington, Illinois 61705, with Pastor Mark…… MORE
Red Cross seeks nominees for heroes breakfast
Calling all heroes! … MORE
Sports On Air
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Longtime Edge, IWU assistant Ruud promoted to Edge head coach
Nick Ruud has been an offensive lineman and assistant coach for the Bloomington Edge and, previously, the Extreme for all but one year of the team’s existence.… MORE
Obamacare supporters buy billboard in Bloomington to slam GOP lawmakers
A new billboard in Bloomington is urging voters to hold the area’s republican lawmakers accountable.… MORE
Wednesday House session postponed, more school funding talks expected
Wednesday’s House session was canceled late Tuesday and the leading House Republican says Tuesday’s leaders’ meeting on school funding reform was productive, but more talks are expected.
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Boy hospitalized after being hit by car in Bloomington
A boy was taken to the hospital after he was hit by a car in Bloomington Tuesday afternoon. … 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…