By Heart of Illinois, ABC BLOOMINGTON – McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage is lashing out at the Bloomington-Normal chapter of Black Lives Matter for teaming with another organization to post bond for suspects arrested for looting and other crimes. According to Sandage, Black Lives Matter and the Chicago Community Bond Fund posted $87,705 to…… MORE
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 Bloomington Labor Day Parade has been canceled.… MORE
McLean County prosecutors have charged a man after allegedly using a cigarette lighter to cause burns to a young child just after Christmas 2019.… MORE
One man is making a cross country journey on two wheels for veterans.… MORE
Political divisions on the Normal Town Council were evident Monday night as Mayor Chris Koos made a much-anticipated appointment to the Twin-Cities public transit system board.… MORE
The McLean County Museum of History has appointed a new Executive Director.… MORE
The Salvation Army is keeping things cool this summer through their annual fan drive.… MORE
With cases increasing across the country, the McLean County Health Department reports seven new cases of Coronavirus, surging the county total to 279 cases.… MORE
Gas prices have fallen 1.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.29 per gallon today.… MORE
Thursday, the West Market Street Council hosted a ceremony to kick off the demolition of buildings in what used to be know as ‘Fox Plaza’.… 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…