It’s that time of year again … Time to #BeCoolAndTakeThePlunge for Special Olympics of Illinois!… MORE
It’s that time of year again … Time to #BeCoolAndTakeThePlunge for Special Olympics of Illinois!… MORE
Easterseals of Central Illinois is inviting you to get dressed up in your best black and white cocktail attire and mysterious masks for an alluring evening filled with purpose and joy.… MORE
The St. Louis Cardinals Caravan is coming back to Bloomington!… MORE
Give the gift of life this holiday season with the American Red Cross’ Annual Holiday Blood Drive. … MORE
WJBC will once again be collecting new winter boots for children in need this winter season. … MORE
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group Chicago will be at the State Farm Center in Champaign Wednesday, May 29!… MORE
Who is your favorite Scott, Laughlin or Miller?… MORE
Join us for Bloomington-Normal’s premier holiday kick-off event, The Baby Fold’s Festival of Trees!… MORE
Each year Toys for Tots of McLean County collects and distributes toys to thousands of children in need in our area.… MORE
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
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.” …
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…
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…
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…