A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus.… MORE
No payments to exonerated prisoners
The Illinois budget situation is causing more problems for individuals that already have had major issues with the state.
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Help your community this year
If you volunteer even for just one hour here and there this year it can have a major impact.
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Taxes lowered on personal hygiene items
Taxes paid on a few items typically bought the drug store are coming down.
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Outside of Chicago suburbs, state’s job market to be rough in early 2017
Depending on where you live in Illinois, getting a job in the next three months can range from difficult to nearly impossible.… MORE
Obituaries: Fred
Ellen “Kay” Fred Ellen “Kay” Fred, 69, of Pontiac, IL passed away at 7:22 am on Sunday, January 1, 2017 at her home in Pontiac. A visitation will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at Calvert & Martin Funeral Home in Pontiac. According to the family’s wishes, cremation rites…… MORE
Grocers to benefit from new law regarding broken eggs
If your grocery store breaks one egg in a carton, they used to have to throw the whole carton out. With the new year, that changes.… MORE
Vendors suffer without state budget
By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ state government spending authority has lapsed with six months left in the current fiscal year; and the Secretary of State’s office says it is vendors, not drivers, who will feel the pinch. The Illinois Secretary of State’s office has been here before with operations continuing without a way to pay…… MORE
B-N Police Blotter: Mon. Jan. 2, 2016
A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus.… MORE
Illinois’ temporary budget lapses
Illinois’ stop-gap budget has lapsed, leaving some social services and vendors with no money for the new year,… 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…