If you would rather forego a flu shot than sit in the doctor’s office you may soon be able to be vaccinated with one trip to your mailbox.… MORE
‘Awe-inspiring’ to see food pantry ready for college students
Local college students, who might be going hungry, will soon be able to go to a food pantry to get their groceries.… MORE
Rauner softens tone in Chicago campaign stop
With just over seven weeks until Election Day, Gov. Rauner sounds as if he is trying to reset the race.… MORE
Intercity battle highlights Week 4 of high school football
The second of three regular season Intercity match-ups takes center stage on Friday night in Week 4 of high school football.… MORE
UPDATED: Normal’s McBride seeks second town council term
A Normal Town Council member has announced he’s seeking a second four-year term.… MORE
Fire damages Normal home, injures 3 residents
A fire in a basement of a home in Normal injured three of the four occupants Thursday morning.… MORE
E-cigarettes may go up in smoke if sales to minors continue
A major crackdown on the sale of e-cigarette devices to minors was announced Wednesday as the U.S Food and Drug Administration sent warning letters and fines to retailers and five major e-cigarette manufacturers.… MORE
Social media donation may be two-fold
Facebook has donated more than $250,000 to Illinois state senators and representatives since 2015, spending that a digital media professor says may be more of an effort to preempt future regulatory measures or boost brand awareness than serious lobbying.… MORE
Unit 5 to form panel to address substitute teachers’ concerns
Unit 5 substitute teachers have made another appeal to the school board for their first pay raise in almost two decades.… MORE
Red Cross sending, recruiting volunteers for anticipated hurricane relief
The American Red Cross is preparing to send several local workers to help with recovery from Hurricane Florence, and is recruiting new volunteers to join them.… 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…