The vice chair of the Twin-Cities public transportation board will serve another four year term despite objections from two Bloomington City Council members.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
ISU president opposes new visa rule for international students
The president of Illiois State University says he opposes new policies from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement against international students studying in the United States.… MORE
6 new cases of COVID-19 in McLean County
McLean County health officials on Monday reported six new cases of coronavirus, bringing the county total to 321.… MORE
Wieland: People should continue to wear a face covering
Several states are seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases and a local doctor says people should still wear a face covering and practice social distancing.… MORE
Connect Transit awarded CARES Act grant
Connect Transit is getting over $900,000, thanks to the CARES Act.… MORE
Bloomington council to vote on two-year union deal with police dispatchers
A tentative agreement between the City of Bloomington and the union representing police dispatchers would boost their pay by 2.5% in each of the next two years.… MORE
KKK Flyers circulating in South Central Bloomington
Bloomington Police are canvassing a neighborhood that received racist pamphlets early Sunday morning.… MORE
The arc of the moral universe is bending towards justice
While movement skeptics wince at the aggressive language, organizer Ky Ajayi discussed why words like “demands” and “defund” are so important.… MORE
NPD asking for help in idenfying suspect who provided concrete chunks to throw at NPD during Target looting
Normal Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a female suspect who provided chunks of concrete, which were thrown at NPD Officers and squad cars during the Target looting incident.… MORE
Apple ‘N Pork Festival cancelled
Due to potential risks posed by COVID-19, the DeWitt County Museum Association Board of Directors has canceled the 52nd Annual Apple ‘n Pork Festival.… 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…