For fans of the popular music festival Summer Camp, the stage will soon be set.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Family sues hospital for negligence in Logan Dunne’s death
Logan Dunne’s family claims in a newly filed lawsuit that members of his treatment team acted negligently when they allowed him to leave the hospital despite being treated for mental illness and out of control diabetes.… MORE
Bloomington police looking for alleged fraud suspect
The Bloomington Police Department is asking the public for help identifying a woman who allegedly used a stolen credit card to buy electronics on Saturday.… MORE
NWS upgrade to send Central Illinois weather radios offline June 3rd-5th
The National Weather Service office in Lincoln will be conducting an update of its Advanced Weather Information Processing System (AWIPS) from approximately 7 am on June 3 through the afternoon of June 5.… MORE
Man arrested for allegedly trying to meet a teenager; running through yards screaming
A man was arrested after running through yards yelling someone was trying to kill him, after allegedly trying to go camping with a 15-year-old boy.… MORE
Heartland College hosts Workforce Equity Initiative open house
On Thursday, an open house was hosted at Heartland Community College for the Workforce Equity Initiative.… MORE
Union condemn Tailgate N’ Tallboys for allegedly not hiring local stagehands
A theatrical union is taking action to condemn an event organizer for allegedly not hiring local stagehands.… MORE
Illinois awards funding for Constitution Trail extension
The state of Illinois announced on Wednesday that it awarded funding for a trail extension project in Bloomington.… MORE
Tazewell County man pleads not guilty to double homicide
A man accused of killing two others last month will next appear in court in late July to allow time for a mental health exam.… MORE
Housing development in Normal draws nearly an hour of public comment in council meeting
A majority of Normal residents who attended the Town Council meeting on Monday didn’t approve of plans to build a new apartment complex on what is now farmland.… 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…