Olympia High School will be looking for a new head football coach after this season.… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2017
ISU astronomer: NASA strikes gold in detecting star collision
A recently-revealed collision of two neutron stars is shedding new light on some of the mysteries of our universe, including how gold was created.… MORE
Easterseals Central Illinois announces grant awards
Easterseals Central Illinois has received three local grant awards supporting essential programs and services provided at its service centers in Bloomington and Peoria.… MORE
Emergency response test planned at Clinton plant
The Clinton Nuclear Power Station will be the scene of a first responder drill next month.… MORE
Rauner releases 2016 tax returns
Gov. Bruce Rauner paid nearly $23 million in federal and state taxes last year, according to his office which released his 2016 tax returns.… MORE
Heartland sees drop in continuing education enrollment
Heartland Community College is seeing steady numbers when it comes to its enrollment in satellite communities.… MORE
Normal council member calls for shared sales tax with Bloomington
A Normal Town Council member says Bloomington and Normal need to establish a shared sales tax so the two don’t lure businesses away from each other.… MORE
Secretary White: decade-old law saves teen drivers’ lives
It’s National Teen Driver Safety Week, and Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is praising a nearly 10-year old law he helped to write for a dramatic decrease in teen deaths on state roadways.
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‘Richly diverse’ group named to civilian police board
One of this year’s most contentious issues in Bloomington has come down to the appointment of seven people to serve on a civilian board to review how police investigate citizens’ complaints against officers.… MORE
Spack: Not enough ‘nasty’ in Redbirds’ recent losses
Illinois State football coach Brock Spack was no less cordial than usual during his weekly media visit on Tuesday, but he noted he wants to see a lot more nastiness this week.… 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…