Police in Normal are investigating a report of gunshots that struck a house on Tuesday night and are trying to determine if the incident is connected to a man who was hospitalized with a gunshot wound.… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2017
Constitution Boulevard in Normal to close
Northbound Constitution Boulevard from Uptown Circle to Mulberry Street will be closed for the installation of Uptown lighting on Wednesday from 5-11 a.m., weather permitting.… MORE
Boil order issued for Royal Acres in Normal
A boil order has been issued for Royal Acres mobile home park at 605 Pine St. after a directional drilling contractor hit a service line on Tuesday afternoon.… MORE
UPDATED: Police capture man considered armed and dangerous
A man believed to be armed and dangerous and driving stolen vehicles was captured Wednesday in Danvers. … MORE
Pregnant Hudson officer’s backers demand village hire her back
For the second time in five months, the Village of Hudson finds itself embroiled in controversy. Community members packed the village board room Tuesday night voicing support for a former Hudson Police officer who they say was fired because she became pregnant.… MORE
Bloomington’s Giordano’s joins Portillo’s as local Chicago-style dining spots
Bloomington-Normal now has a full array of Chicago-style food with the opening of Giordano’s.… MORE
Illinois Universities sexual assault policies now under review
Universities across the state say they will be “reviewing” their policies on sexual assault and misconduct as a result of the new guidelines instituted by the Trump Administration under Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.… MORE
Ill. National Guard hindered by natural disaster; providing relief to Puerto Rico
By Sean Copeland The Illinois National Guard is prepared to provide aid to Puerto Rico, but Officials are wary of interrupting current relief efforts in progress. Gov. Bruce Rauner’s office said more than 550 Illinois guardsmen are on standby to help the U.S. territory in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. Guard Major General Richard…… MORE
State Farm offers severance for some staff in IT realignment
Bloomington’s State Farm Insurance said it is realigning key functions of its information technology department, including offering severance payments to an undisclosed number of employees.… MORE
Tractor rollover in rural Carlock kills Bloomington man
A Bloomington man is dead after the tractor he was apparently using to clear some brush rolled down a ravine in rural Woodford County, near Carlock.… 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…