By WMBD-TV NORMAL – The clock is ticking for a national bus company to get a deal done that impacts bus drivers and bus monitors in Unit 5. At the latest school board meeting, Steven Dean, vice-president for the union representing the bus drivers and bus monitors, gave an update on their contract negotiations with First…… MORE
The Illinois Department of Child and Family Services has selected Illinois State University as one of four regional training hubs when the university’s Child Protection Training Academy opens in early November.… MORE
BEER Nuts Brand Snacks announced over the weekend that its company store will be reopening next month.… MORE
Uptown Normal transformed into a giant playground on Saturday to encourage kids to play outdoors.… MORE
By WMBD-TV SPIRNGFIELD – The Federal Bureau of Investigation Springfield Office is reminding everyone about the consequences of sending false threats against schools and other public buildings. According to a news release from the FBI, those who make hoax threats can face up to five years in federal prison, or face state or local charges.…… MORE
Illinois State University President Dr. Aondover Tarhule gave his State of the University Address on Thursday.… MORE
By WMBD-TV NORMAL -The Illinois State University Redbirds are “reliving treasured times” during their Homecoming Week. “When we thought about this year we thought about how Homecoming is all about making memories and revisiting those memories. So, we wanted to celebrate that,” Senior Director for ISU Alumni Engagement Stephanie Duquenne said. ISU encourages anyone sharing…… MORE
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – In honor of hispanic heritage month the Bloomington public library is displaying a photo exhibit “Celebrando en dos idiomas” or “Celebrating in Two Languages.” Latinos en BloNo founder Yolanda Alonso is the exhibitor. There are 20 portraits featured from various events of the Latino community within the Bloomington-Normal community. Alonso previously…… MORE
About two years before Andrea Luncsford appeared in a Peoria County courtroom charged in connection with the death of her one-month-old son, she was in another Peoria County courtroom where a judge terminated her parental rights for another child.… MORE
A boil order is in effect for the residents of Watterson Tower after a water main break Wednesday night.… 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…