Another candidate is stepping in to join the race next year for Ward 5 Bloomington alderman.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
99 new COVID cases in McLean County; Positivity rate still over 10%
McLean County health officials Thursday reported 99 new coronavirus cases as the active case total is over 900.… MORE
Normal Town Council votes to extend emergency ordinances
Wednesday, the Normal Town Council voted to extend both emergency COVID-19 orders until Jan. 1.… MORE
Mosquito pool tests positive for West Nile in McLean County
The McLean County Health Department collected a mosquito pool east of Bloomington that tested positive for West Nile Virus.… MORE
ISU AD: “I have no plans to step down”
After making headlines last week for a statement made to student-athletes at Illinois State University – the school’s athletic director has more to say.… MORE
CIRA awarded additional CARES Act funding
Congressmen Darin LaHood (R-Dunlap) and Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) Tuesday announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the Bloomington-Normal Airport Authority and the Central Illinois Regional Airport over $1.6 million in federal grant funding.… MORE
Emergency COVID orders not on Bloomington’s agenda, says Mayor Renner
Bloomington’s mayor said Tuesday he’s “very pleased” that local businesses are cracking down on capacity limits after he issued a stern warning last week amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.… MORE
McLean County hospitalizations increase; 158 new coronavirus cases
The McLean County Health Department Wednesday reported 158 new COVID-19 cases as the number of people in the hospital went up.… MORE
Police investigate armed robbery near ISU campus
Illinois State University Police issued a crime advisory Tuesday after a student reported he was robbed in his apartment near campus.… MORE
Should you get a flu shot during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Even with the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, a Bloomington Doctor encourages everyone to get the flu shot this year.… 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…