One person was injured and a car was split in two after a Tuesday-morning accident in Bloomington, according to police.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Police: LeRoy man arrested for grooming and solicitation of minor
LeRoy Police arrested a 33-year-old man Tuesday for grooming, indecent solicitation of a minor, and obstruction of justice.… MORE
State Fire Marshal encourages safety in the kitchen during ‘Fire Prevention Week’
It’s Fire Prevention Week in Illinois and the State Fire Marshal’s Office is reminding residents about safety in the kitchen.… MORE
Harvest is behind, but the weather is helping
It’s not quite the home stretch of the 2020 farming season in Illinois.… MORE
Normal police enhancing patrols on Halloween
City officials say no tickets would be handed out to trick-or-treaters this year because of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, but there will be extra patrols.… MORE
UPDATED: Heartland online classes and systems remain down
Online classes and operations at Heartland Community College will remain down Wednesday after computer systems were compromised by an outside source.… MORE
Normal firefighters have new contract
The Normal Town Council has signed off on a union contract that gives the town’s firefighters annual pay raises of almost 2.3 percent.… MORE
McLean County government considers opening COVID-19 call center
McLean County is step closer to opening a COVID-19 call center to answer the public’s questions about the virus.… MORE
43 new COVID cases in McLean County; 3 more hospitalized
Local health officials Tuesday reported 43 new cases of coronavirus as three more McLean County residents are in the hospital.… MORE
City seeks to fill Ward 7 vacancy
Bloomington city council member Scott Black announced in September he won’t be able to complete his term, which expires next spring because he and his wife have bought a home outside of Ward 7.… 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…