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.” …… MORE
With in-person learning still in limbo due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Back2School Alliance is putting backpacks and school supplies in the hands of children who need them most.… MORE
RADIO BLOOMINGTON, DIRECT TRAVEL “SAND-SCAPE 2020” TO BREATHLESS RIVIERA CANCUN If you’re ready for a getaway Radio Bloomington and Direct Travel has the perfect place, Breathless Riviera Cancun Resort & Spa. Breathless Riviera Cancun, AAA Four Diamond award-winning resort, is located just 15 minutes from Cancun International Airport and nestled between the jungle and Caribbean…… MORE
CRAFT BEER BINGO With the annual Medici “Craft Beer and Jazz Festival” in Uptown Normal being canceled this summer here’s another way to keep the even alive this July to support not only our local breweries but also the Children’s Discovery Museum, the annual beneficiary of the festival. Craft Beer Bingo! You can purchase the…… MORE
The McLean County Fair had to be cancelled for 2020. However, the Hog Wild 5K race will still take place! The race will take place Sunday, August 2nd. With the safety of participants in mind and guidelines to being followed, the race will be run in heats of 40 people. Because of this the start…… MORE
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
The McLean County Health Department announced seven new people have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the county to 38.… MORE
With Gov. Pritzker extending the “stay-at-home” guidelines until April 30, local hotels are feeling the pinch of decreased travel.… MORE
With COVID-19 causing locals schools to switch to e-learning during mandated school closures, a group comprised of community and business leaders formed to provided free meals for children.… MORE
Due to COVID-19, Illinois State University will move away from face-to-face instruction and to online classes for the remainder of the Spring semester.… 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…