American Red Cross to host Evening of Stars, Featuring NFL Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith at Brown Ballroom on the campus of Illinois State University… MORE
Category Archives: Event
Bruegala 2023: Camp Bruegala
The Bloomington-Normal Jaycees invite you to raise a glass at the 23rd Annual Bruegala charity beer festival!… MORE
29th Annual Evergreen Cemetery Walk
The McLean County Museum of History invites you to the 29th Annual Evergreen Cemetery Walk this Fall.… MORE
2023 St. Jude Walk/Run and We Care Half Marathon
Join us Saturday September 23rd, during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, for the St. Jude Walk/Run and We Care Half Marathon, to raise money in the fight against childhood cancer with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. … MORE
Day Of The Dozer
In its 19th year ‘Illinois Day of the Dozer’ still giving kids the ultimate ride. On Saturday… MORE
Toys For Tots 2023 Reindeer Open
Join us for the 2023 Reindeer Open to benefit Toys for Tots of McLean County!… MORE
Toys For Tots 2023 Reindeer Open
Join us for the 2023 Reindeer Open to benefit Toys for Tots of McLean County!… MORE
Susan G. Komen’s 2023 MORE THAN PINK Walk
Susan G. Komen is bringing the MORE THAN PINK Walk back to Bloomington-Normal on September 9 and they’re asking you to join their fight against breast cancer.… MORE
Volleypalooza 2023: Sand Volleyball Tournament for Charity
Join us for the 2nd Annual Volleypalooza, a multi-venue sand volleyball tournament to benefit local charities!… MORE
Relay for Life of McLean County 2023
We are a proud supporter of the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of McLean County coming to Bloomington-Normal this Summer!… 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…