The Normal Rotary Foundation has donated $2,500 to the Children’s Discovery Museum to help fund a mobile pollination education station for the museum. … MORE
Yearly Archives: 2017
Obituaries: Delaney, Reel
Obituary for Joanna Delaney, Hazel Reel
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Clinton couple killed in US 51 crash
Clinton residents are mourning the death of a couple who died in a crash on Saturday afternoon.… MORE
Ordered not to raise taxes, Bloomington’s Rasmussen looks to cut spending
Bloomington’s acting city manager said he’s following the city council’s directive to balance the budget without raising property taxes.… MORE
Titans earn at-large bid in NCAA Division III playoffs
Illinois Wesleyan football Titans are back in the NCAA Division III playoffs for the sixth time overall and for the first time since 2013, earning an at-large bid and will host Case Western Reserve University (10-0) at Tucci Stadium at 12 p.m. on Saturday (Nov. 18).… MORE
S&P: Illinois will struggle with increased costs of opioid crisis
Illinois’ opioid epidemic is sure to put a squeeze on the state’s already shaky finances, if it isn’t already.… MORE
Illinois hunting gains popularity
Hunting has grown into an economic force that supports thousands of jobs in Illinois.… MORE
Average teacher, administrator pay in Illinois jumps as student performance stays flat
In addition to showing that most students in Illinois still can’t read or write at grade level, the state’s newest school report card shows both teachers and public school administrators are making more money.… MORE
Obituary: Ball
Obituary for Dorothy Ball.… MORE
Sports On Air
Sports On Air… 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…