It isn’t easy to be brave and stand for participation in government at the risk of having your personal values and ethics questioned.… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2017
Illinois offers to host hurricane victims
Gov. Bruce Rauner would like to see Illinois serve as a host state for hurricane victims from Puerto Rico.… MORE
State Fire Marshal warns of extinguisher recall
A recall to tell you about could result in a fire growing further out of control.… MORE
Dobskis win ISU entrepreneur award
Longtime McDonald’s owners and community philanthropists Bob and Julie Dobski have been named Illinois State’s Entrepreneurs of the Year.… MORE
Proposal to simplify tax code draws praise from Illinois GOP; Dems call it a ‘horror story’
Illinoisans would still be able to deduct their second-highest-in-the-nation property taxes from their federal tax bill under a federal tax reform plan unveiled Thursday. If passed, proponents say it could also lead to higher wages.… MORE
Grove Street in Bloomington to close
Effective at 7 a.m. Friday, eastbound Grove Street between Clayton and Clinton will be closed until inlet work is completed.
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Fell Avenue railroad crossing to close
Fell Avenue at the railroad crossing between West Beaufort Street and West Irving Street will be temporarily closed on at 7 a.m. Friday to allow Union Pacific to do asphalt repair. … MORE
Bloomington Police probe two Wednesday night knife attacks
Bloomington Police seek the public’s help in solving an armed robbery and an apparently unrelated stabbing.… MORE
Renner: Entire council to choose Bloomington’s next city manager
Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner pledged on Thursday that the entire city council will actively take part in the search for a new city manager.… MORE
Redbird hoops to keep defensive identity, intensity amid preseason injuries
It’s a good thing Keyshawn Evans actually likes practice.
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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…