Marjie E. Barnes, 73, Fairbury, died at 5:30 am Friday, September 7, 2018 at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal. Visitation will be 10:00 am to 12:45 pm Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury. Her funeral will follow at 1:00pm with Pastor Brian King officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury. …… MORE
Aldermen to vote on rental assistance for old BHS tenants
Bloomington’s new city manager made it clear last month that he really likes the idea of partnering with the private sector to convert the century-old former Bloomington High School into affordable housing for seniors.… MORE
Aldermen to vote on rental assistance for old BHS tenants
Bloomington’s new city manager made it clear last month that he really likes the idea of partnering with the private sector to convert the century-old former Bloomington High School into affordable housing for seniors.… MORE
FCC Awards $100M For Rural Broadband In Illinois
Rural parts of Illinois may finally get high-speed internet thanks to some new federal grants.… MORE
Davis helps Redbirds secure 107th Mid-America Classic
The Illinois State offense proved it was too much for Eastern Illinois in the 107th Mid-America Classic, as the Redbirds (2-0) retained the travelling trophy and defeated the Panthers (0-2) by a score of 48-10 Saturday night at Hancock Stadium.… MORE
Titans drop home opener to last second Field Goal
After erasing a 15 point deficit in the final quarter, the Illinois Wesleyan football team was defeated in their season opener by a 20-yard field goal as time expired, 34-31, against Wisconsin-LaCrosse at Tucci Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 8.… MORE
New college and career planning tool available to Illinois families
Students and parents now have access to a new college and career planning tool from the state.… MORE
Survey shows 42 percent of Illinois teens texting while driving
By Benjamin Yount/Illinois Radio Network Forty-two percent of Illinois high school students admitted to texting while driving, according to a recent study. The study, published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, surveyed more than 100,000 students in 2015 from across the nation who were 14 and older. Of those students, 38 percent admitted to texting…… MORE
Early morning fire breaks out at Normal home
An early Saturday morning fire broke out in the basement of a Normal home, as the residents escaped without injury thanks to working smoke alarms.… MORE
High school football completes Week 3 in wet conditions
High school football teams slogged through rainy conditions on Friday night to complete the first third of the high school football season. … 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…