Officers with the U.S. Marshals Service arrested a Bloomington man Sunday on a warrant charging him with a first degree murder in Missouri.… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2017
Obituaries: Hall, Milligan
Obituaries for Joyce Hall, Lena Milligan
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YWCA expands sexual assault support
YWCA McLean County is taking steps to increase the amount of sexual assault support groups in the community.… MORE
Worn panels to be replaced on Lincoln wayside exhibits
Visitors to Bloomington-Normal will find it a bit easier to explore local connections to Abraham Lincoln as part of a major project to replace panels on the Looking for Lincoln wayside exhibits in the community.… MORE
Sports On Air
Sports On Air… MORE
Obituaries: Hoffman
Obituary for Dorothy L. Hoffman.… MORE
No. 20 Illinois Wesleyan football blanks North Park
Illinois Wesleyan football coach Norm Eash would likely give his defense a perfect 100 score for their performance against North Park. … MORE
New law gives Illinois advanced practice registered nurses more autonomy to help patients
Certain nurses in Illinois soon will be able to have more flexibility to independently help patients, something proponents say will make health care more accessible and affordable where it’s needed most.… MORE
Redbirds breakdown the Bears of Missouri State in first MVC win
After playing to a 6-6 tie at halftime, No. 12 Illinois State (3-0) scored 28 points in the third quarter to pull away from Missouri State (1-3) Saturday at Robert W. Plaster Stadium in the Missouri Valley Football Conference opener for both squads.… MORE
AG Madigan releases immigration guide
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office is issuing a new guide to help law enforcement with new immigration laws.… 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…