The Peoria County Coroner has identified the body of a man killed in a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon.… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2017
Obituaries: Gardner, Johansen
Obituaries for Vina Gardner, Donald Johansen… MORE
Connect Transit bus converts to community bus
Connect Transit is taking a community space on wheels. One of the bus company’s retired buses is getting converted into what’s being called a community bus.… MORE
Sports On Air
Sports On Air… MORE
District 87 superintendent: Cursive writing one more state mandate
District 87 Superintendent Barry Reilly said he doesn’t have a problem with cursive writing, but he does have a problem with so many state mandates.… MORE
Pontiac Boys and Girls Club seeks mentors
The Boys and Girls Club of Livingston County is looking for volunteers for an upcoming mentoring program happening at its facility.… MORE
High school football playoff openers highlight Saturday schedule
The high school football playoffs are underway with most area squads squaring off Saturday afternoon. … MORE
BPD officers find more than 100 grams of ‘spice’
According to a press release from the BPD, 40-year-old Dawn C. Eheart was arrested for multiple counts of manufacturing, delivering near a school, park, and housing areas; in addition to possessing up to 15 grams of a controlled substance.… MORE
Governor, U of I president headed to Israel on trade mission
Gov. Bruce Rauner, University of Illinois President Tim Killeen and some of their staff are headed to Israel this weekend. … MORE
Mulberry St. closing extended
NORMAL – The north lane of Mulberry St. between Linden St. and Constitution Blvd. was closed on Monday, October 23 and will remain closed until Friday, November 3. The road closure is for water line installation at the Normal Water Treatment Plant.… 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…