According to a local financial advisor, oil prices are rising, leading to higher gas prices at the pump.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Miller Park Zoo launching new pollinator garden
Miller Park Zoo is launching a new conservation project to not only protect animals but native plant species as well.… MORE
Bloomington Election Commission names new executive director
By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – The election commission in Bloomington has picked a new executive director. Suzanne Fahnestock will replace Tim Mitchell who left the BEC in May of 2021. Fahnestock most recently served as the Emergency Rental Assistance Program Manager in Winnebago County. In 2018 she served as the Executive Director of the DuPage…… MORE
Rivian sees share price up to $62 for imminent IPO
By HOI ABC NORMAL – It will cost the public between $57 and $62 to buy a share of Rivian stock at its initial public offering, which could happen in the coming days, according to various media reports. Rivian will trade under the symbol “RIVN” on the Nasdaq exchange, offering 135 million shares of Class…… MORE
McLean County’s top prosecutor among two Republicans vying for vacant judgeship
By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – A Republican primary contest is brewing between McLean County’s chief prosecutor and an associate judge to fill a judicial vacancy next year. McLean County State’s Attorney Don Knapp is sending out invitations to supporters for a formal announcement Thursday at Bloomington’s Union Park. Associate Judge Amy McFarland made her formal…… MORE
Knell sentenced to prison for April homicide
A guilty plea will lead to a 50 year prison sentence for a McLean County man, convicted of murder.… MORE
Weather is again slowing down the Illinois harvest
By USDA SPRINGFIELD – There were 1.2 days suitable for field work during the week ending October 31, 2021. Statewide, the average temperature was 50.0 degrees, 1.6 degrees below normal. Precipitation averaged 2.35 inches, 1.73 inches above normal. Topsoil moisture supply was rated 1 percent very short, 4 percent short, 49 percent adequate, and 46…… MORE
Cadets of Lincoln’s Challenge Academy walk across the stage
An education program based in Illinois works to put teens on the right track toward success and Saturday, students of Lincoln’s Challenge Academy walked across the stage at Illinois State University’s Bone Student Center to graduate.… MORE
Local nonprofit looking to collect toys for over 5,000 children in McLean county
The holiday season is right around the corner, and a local nonprofit organization is looking to put presents under the Christmas trees for over 5,000 children in McLean County.… MORE
Bloomington Police: Bucket with over 380 grams of cannabis left on city southwest side
Bloomington Police need the public’s help in locating a person who left over 380 grams of cannabis in a bucket on the city’s southwest side.… 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…