Even with the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, a Bloomington Doctor encourages everyone to get the flu shot this year.… MORE
Category Archives: Ask The Expert: Health
MCHD: “We are approaching the peak of that curve” after COVID-19 cases increase to 63
A day after the McLean County Health Department announced the most cases since the COVID-19 pandemic began, health officials announced one new case moving the county total to 63 confirmed cases.… MORE
MCHD reports most COVID-19 cases since pandemic began
In what is the most significant increase since the coronavirus pandemic began, the McLean County Health Department announced 14 new cases, surging the county total to 62 confirmed cases.… MORE
McLean County COVID-19 cases increase to 38
The McLean County Health Department announced seven new people have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the county to 38.… MORE
McLean County COVID-19 cases surges to 31
The McLean County Health Department said Thursday 11 new people have tested positive for COVID-19, moving the county total to 31.… MORE
U.S. Travel Association CEO: “Pandemic will cost travel industry $355 billion and 4 million jobs”
The U.S. Travel Association has released a dire forecast of the economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic.… MORE
Three new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in McLean County
Local health officials are reporting three new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Mclean County, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to four.… MORE
Amtrak: Passenger on train that stopped in B-N tested positive for Coronavirus
An Amtrak train that makes stops in Pontiac and Normal is suspected of carrying the coronavirus.… MORE
McLean County health officials say risk of coronavirus to public remains low
With thousands of confirmed cases and over 20 deaths linked to the novel coronavirus in China, McLean County health officials are saying the risk is low in central Illinois.… MORE
Ask The Expert: Health Test
Test health post. Be healthy, be mentally healthy, be kind to others, and be happy. … 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…