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Yearly Archives: 2017
Sen. Brady: Dems lack support to override education bill veto
While Illinois schools are likely to get IOUs instead of state budget payments this week, the state legislative leaders are still bargaining over a possible school funding compromise after Gov. Bruce Rauner’s amendatory veto of Senate Bill 1.… MORE
Sports On Air
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St. Jude telethon, runs tops $10 million
The 40th annual St. Jude telethon Saturday raised $10.1 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and its Midwest affiliate in Peoria.… MORE
Obituaries: Bryant, Hendren, Watt, Wilson
Obituaries for Claire Bryant, Everett Hendren, June Watt and Nola Wilson
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Franklin Avenue in Normal to close
Franklin Avenue between Church Street and Hovey Avenue will be closed Tuesday through Thursday. … MORE
Rec center idea to face further public, city council scrutiny
A publicly-run recreation center for Bloomington is nothing more than a pipe dream until the city council decides it’s a priority and there’s money to pay for it.… MORE
Japanese Beetles damaging crops in central Illinois
Japanese beetles that survived the mild winter and spring are reportedly eating their way through fields in Central and Western Illinois.… MORE
Tips on viewing solar eclipse
Although the best place to see the solar eclipse later this month is in Southern Illinois, the local area will have a good view as well.… MORE
ISU board approves new contract for president Dietz
Illinois State University’s Board of Trustees has approved a contract to reappoint Larry Dietz as president of the university.… 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…