Due to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, VenuWorks and the City of Bloomington have agreed to terminate the contract to manage Grossinger Motors Arena.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
MCHD Administrator: “They could potentially do more than 250” at McLean County testing site
When Reditus assumes testing responsibility from the Illinois National Guard at the McLean County Fairgrounds, the sky may be the limit. … MORE
COVID-19 testing stays local as National Guard moves on
The Illinois National Guard will be packing up at the McLean County Fairgrounds Friday but the drive thru testing site is staying put.… MORE
District 87 Superintendent says moving to e-learning came with learning curve
Back in March, when the stay-at-home order was implemented in Illinois, educators were suddenly confronted with the problem of teaching students online.… MORE
State Sen. Barickman hopes Gov. Pritzker works with the Legislature moving forward
With Governor J.B. Pritzker altering the phase three plan for restoring Illinois, many establishments will be opening sooner rather than later, and State Senator Jason Barickman sees it as progress.… MORE
MCHD announces three more COVID-19 deaths
Three more McLean County residents have died from COVID-19, marking nine Coronavirus deaths in the county.… MORE
TV learning coming to Central Illinois
WTVP REMOTE has the potential to reach more than 200,000 households in a 20-county region of Central Illinois.… MORE
Two Illinois Army National Guard soldiers are home after extended deployment
307 days. That’s how long Chief Warrant Officer -2 Lucas G. Miles was away from his 18-month-old daughter and 3-year-old son.… MORE
Local health officials announce five new cases of COVID-19
McLean County Health officials announced five new cases of COVID-19, moving the countywide total to 194.… MORE
Punishments for violating Governor’s stay-at-home orders questioned
The co-chair of the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules that meets today in Springfield said he will move to suspend the rule.… 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…