As the Illinois State football teams begins preseason camp this week, coach Brock Spack is facing the challenge of navigating the NCAA’s new practice rules which include a ban on two-a-day practice.… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2017
Woman from Normal dies in weekend boating accident on Kankakee River
The Bloomington-Normal community is mourning the death of a woman who died in a weekend boating accident on the Kankakee River in Wilmington.… MORE
Normal’s mayor to stay silent on race for Illinois Governor
Partisan politics is for the mayor of the city south of Division Street, not for the mayor of the town north of Division.… MORE
Gas prices likely to rise after state budget strips tax exemption on ethanol
An advocate for gasoline wholesalers said they’ve been betrayed by the newest Illinois budget and could see a shift away from ethanol-mixed fuel because of it.… MORE
Connect Transit board approves route restructures, premium service
The Connect Transit Board of Trustees voted on Tuesday to move forward with proposed route restructures and the Connect Mobility premium service.… MORE
1 in 3 Illinoisans still recovering from recession
Nearly a decade after the recession, many Americans say they still haven’t rebounded from the recession.… MORE
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Defendants plead not guilty in Funks Grove murder case
The two defendants charged with the murder an East Peoria woman in July pleaded not guilty in the McLean County Circuit Court on Friday.… MORE
Illinois bicentennial video contest gives students a chance to make history
Community involvement is one of the most important aspects of the Illinois Bicentennial, and to help celebrate the state’s 200th birthday, Gov. Bruce Rauner has come up with a unique way for high school and college students to be involved in making history.… MORE
Phone scams feature fake IRS threat
Even though scam phone calls aren’t new, they keep coming and changing, finding new ways to take people’s money.… 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…