Don’t leave your children in a hot car. That’s the reminder from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2017
Blood supplies low this summer, Red Cross seeking donors
The American Red Cross has an emergency need for blood and platelet donations.… MORE
Sports On Air
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Suspect hurt in robbery at Bloomington restaurant
Bloomington Police said a suspect in a Friday night robbery was treated at a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries.… MORE
Struggling Hyatt Place seeks tax rebate from Normal Town Council
One of Uptown Normal’s two hotels is having financial trouble and seeking assistance from the town government in the form of a tax rebate.… MORE
Cubs vs. Brewers Text To Win Weekend
With the Cubs winning it all this past season you know tickets are ludicrous to snag! That being said WJBC and Miller Lite have teamed up to send you to Milwaukee to see the Cubs and Brewers play at Miller Park. The Cubs take on the Milwaukee Brewers the night of Saturday, July 29th at Miller Park, and WJBC is getting a bus…… MORE
Boys & Girls Club takes over Lawrence Irvin Neighborhood Center programming
A local youth development program will now be run entirely by the Boys and Girls Club of Bloomington-Normal.… MORE
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Sens. Durbin, Duckworth slam latest version of Trumpcare
Republicans need to change the minds of several of their Senators if they hope to pass a revised version of Trumpcare, but they won’t get the support of Illinois’ two Democratic senators.… MORE
Advocate VP, ISU President tabbed to lead McLean County Heart and Stroke Walk
The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association are kicking off fundraising efforts for this year’s McLean County Heart & Stroke Walk in October.… 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…