South Downs Road, which is also CH 27 of 2075 East Road, between 650 North Road and River Run Drive, will be closed to through traffic Oct. 17-27, weather permitting, for bridge repairs in this area.… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2017
High school football: Intercity goes unbeaten in Week 8
By Greg Halbleib Normal Community remained unbeaten as all of the Intercity squads posted wins in Week 8 of high school football on Friday. Normal Community 42, Danville 14 Daylen Boddie rushed for 201 yards, including a dazzling 72-yard touchdown run in the third quarter as the No. 4 Ironmen pulled away for a 42-14…… MORE
NPD: Drunk driver captured after causing five car crashes Friday night
In a span of only 15 minutes, Normal Police said they were called to a half-dozen car crashes, and five them were allegedly caused by a drunk driver.… MORE
From Wesleyan to the World Series: Wayne Messmer honored at IWU homecoming
Wayne Messmer, the longtime former public address announcer for the Chicago Cubs and known as the “Voice of Wrigley Field” is Illinois Wesleyan University’s Distinguished Alumnus for this weekend’s homecoming.… MORE
UPDATED: Bloomington Police look for gunman in early morning home invasion
Bloomington Police say they’re searching for a gunman who forced his way into a home early this Friday morning.… MORE
Prosecutors in Zimmerman murder trial appeal judge’s rulings on hearsay testimony
The McLean County State’s Attorney’s office is appealing key rulings barring hearsay testimony in the Kirk Zimmerman murder case, claiming those decisions from the trial judge make it much more difficult to prosecute the case.… MORE
Bloomington Police searching for suspect of early morning break-in
The Bloomington Police Department is searching for the suspect of a break-in that occurred earlier this morning.… MORE
WJBC Voices: Divisiveness and The First Amendment
The issues involved in the NFL kneeling-for-the-Anthem flap have attained all the orderliness of a plate of spaghetti, having become so muddled that there probably as many reasons any players do what they do and fans react the way they do as there are players and fans.… MORE
Ex-alderman: Bloomington ‘culture’ enables fraud to fester
A former Bloomington alderman said she sounded the alarm for years about misconduct in the management of the city-owned arena, but city officials didn’t want to listen.… MORE
Durbin slams Trump health care order
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., is weighing in on President Donald Trump’s order on health care, something he said is destabilizing the Affordable Care Act.… 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…