While there are still funding questions for human services all across the state, the Children’s Advocacy Center in Pontiac recently received a grant from the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority to expand services.… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2017
Local teams competing at Normal-based national softball championship
Two the 116 teams competing at the National Fastpitch Championship in the Twin Cities this week won’t need to stay at a hotel.… MORE
ISU’s Harris named FCS Preseason All-American
Illinois State senior defensive back Davontae Harris was named to the STATS FCS Preseason All-America Team on Monday.… MORE
Investigators to probe how child survived boating accident that killed Twin-Cities woman
Authorities said the investigation into the death of a Twin-Cities woman in a boating accident on the Kankakee River will include how a young girl riding with her survived the tragedy.… MORE
Sen. Brady hopeful for school funding solution
A school funding bill, passed by the Illinois Senate, has found its way to the Governor’s desk.… MORE
CornBelters’ Sebald named Frontier League Pitcher of the Week
Normal CornBelters starting pitcher Scott Sebald has been named Frontier League Pitcher of the Week.… MORE
West Bloomington intersections to close Tuesday
BLOOMINGTON – Effective Tuesday 8/1/2017 @ 6:00 AM, Wylie Drive & Route 9 (Market Street) and Bloomington Heights Rd. at Bert, will be closed to ALL TRAFFIC due to street repairs and traffic line painting. Streets will be reopened as soon as work is completed. DRIVERS WILL HAVE TO USE ALTERNATE ROUTES. For more information, contact…… MORE
2nd ISU men’s basketball assistant coach headed to Michigan
A second assistant coach on Dan Muller’s Illinois State men’s basketball staff is leaving to take a job at Michigan.… MORE
LaHood: Time might be now for working together on Affordable Care Act reforms
Last week’s failed overhaul of the Affordable Care Act deals Republican lawmakers who ran on repeal-and-replace a blow to campaign promises that were made.
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United Way grants funds from Power of the Purse
United Way of McLean County’s Power of the Purse event in June raised $32,000 for two local non-profit groups.… 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…