Police in Normal are investigating a late-night robbery at a convenience store.… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2017
Prevention efforts help keep fatal fires in Normal a rare event
The fire in Normal that claimed the life of a woman early Sunday morning was the first fire fatality in the town since the 1990’s.… MORE
Rep. Brady: Schools to open on time despite funding impasse
State Representative Dan Brady of Bloomington said the school funding stalemate in the Illinois Senate won’t stop schools from opening on time.… MORE
Drive for Life Act allows organ donor consent as young as 16
Organ and tissue donors in Illinois can now be as young as 16 years old under a measure signed today by Governor Rauner.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan picked 2nd in CCIW volleyball
Defending College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin champion Millikin was picked to win the 2017 conference volleyball title, while Illinois Wesleyan was picked for second place, according to a preseason coaches’ poll announced Tuesday.… MORE
Gilmore Dr. closed for street repairs
BLOOMINGTON – Gilmore Dr. at Morrisey Dr. is being closed immediately due to street repairs. Normal traffic will resume as soon as work is completed.… MORE
Cool August temperatures expected to continue
Illinois’ uncharacteristically cold weather in the first week of August looks like it will continue. … MORE
Sports On Air
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Obituaries: Boylan, Steinbach
Obituaries for George Boylan and Margaret Steinbach
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US Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue visits Chenoa
Evergreen FS in Chenoa hosted U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue Monday afternoon during his five state “Back to our Roots” RV tour, giving the secretary a chance to hear about what’s happening in agriculture from the people who live it daily.… 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…