By WMBD-TV TAZEWELL COUNTY – County clerks and recorders want you to feel confident when voting this election. In a press release signed by all members of the Illinois Association of County Clerks & Recorders, they are asking for the public to visit local offices to see for themselves how voting procedures are done. Starting…… MORE
By WMBD-TV PEKIN – After a cyber attack last year, the Tazewell County Board is looking for solutions. Wednesday night’s board meeting focused primarily on technological updates and recovery. The board approved for a security video monitoring system at the Tazewell County Health Department, as well as a new, more secure, fiber infrastructure project at…… MORE
An internationally-renowned group that accredits zoos and similar facilities has given its seal of approval to a Bloomington institution.… MORE
Federal money is coming to Central Illinois Regional Airport to help rehab a runway and to purchase fire-fighting equipment.… MORE
The former head of the Illinois High School Association will step in as the temporary executive director of the Bloomington-Normal Area Convention and Visitor’s Bureau.… MORE
Illinois State University is partnering with DESTIHL Brewery to launch two new officially licensed beers, the Redbird Ale and Battle Bird Lager.… MORE
In a 6-1 vote, the Bloomington City Council approved a measure that would implement a towing service targeting people with repeat parking violations in the downtown area.… MORE
The Bloomington City Council Monday night approved a resolution to extend parking times downtown from 90 minutes to two hours.… MORE
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – The 15th annual Festival of Joy transformed the downtown Bloomington area into a mini India. Many wore colorful Indian clothes, got henna tattoos, and face dot face paintings. The Indian cuisine featured plant-based foods. A parade with many people walked down the street singing Hare Krishna. You could also dance, do yoga, or…… MORE
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – Community members packed inside the Mount Pisgah Baptist Church in Bloomington for “Hear Our Voices – A Rally For Democracy.” The Bloomington-Normal chapter of the NAACP hosted the event to encourage Black people to vote. Guests heard from speakers like Brian Peterson with Omega Psi Phi, and other leaders in the…… 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…