As the spending plan and tax hike measures goes on to the Senate after being adopted in the Illinois House late Sunday, Republican Leader Bill Brady of Bloomington told WJBC’s Patti Penn, the new spending bill is a stunt that Democrats tried to rush through before lawmakers had a chance to read it.… MORE
Pontiac Township High School’s new head boys basketball coach selection is a familar face in the Indians gym.… MORE
After more than two hours of heated, often emotionally charged debate, Illinois House Democrats on Sunday approved a tax increase in excess of $5 billion – the largest in state history – with some Republican support.… MORE
Two people walking a nature trail at Funks Grove in rural McLean found a woman’s body early Sunday evening, but McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage said there’s no indication the discovery has anything to do with the disappearance of missing University of Illinois visiting scholar Yingying Zhang.… MORE
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., said the nation’s air traffic control system should remain a public enterprise.… MORE
The Livingston County Public Health Department will be holding Wellness Clinics July 5 and 19 at the office on Torrance Avenue in Pontiac.… MORE
If you’re a fan of local history, the McLean County Museum of History has an event coming up for you… MORE
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Your neighbors are likely driving out of state for something other than jobs or lower taxes. They’re probably picking up some fireworks before heading home as well.… MORE
Fairbury will be celebrating local agriculture at an event next month.… MORE
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.” …
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…
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…
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…