The Grab and Go breakfast and lunch plan through Unit 5 has been extended… MORE
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Doctors encourage Illinoisans to participate in COVID-19 vaccine trials
Doctors took the spotlight at Tuesday’s coronavirus briefing.… MORE
Report ranks Illinois’ drug issues in the middle of nation
With the stress of social distancing leading to drug use relapses and overdoses, a personal finance website has released a report that ranks the states with the biggest drug problems.… MORE
MCHD announces two new cases of COVID-19
McLean County Health officials announced two new cases of COVID-19, moving the countywide total to 189.… MORE
State Farm looking to cut auto rates nationwide by $2.2 billion
Bloomington’s State Farm Insurance is looking to cut auto rates nationwide by about $2.2 billion because people are driving less during the COVID-19 pandemic.… MORE
House Minority Leader says progressive income tax would be a kick in the teeth
Illinois’ leading legislative Republicans want an up or down vote on whether the progressive income tax amendment should be taken off the November ballot to spare small businesses a tax increase on top of a pandemic, but the governor has downplayed the suggestion.… MORE
Mayor of Normal makes the list
In looking to fill seats on the Amtrak Board of Directors, President Trump has announced three nomination intentions and Mayor of Normal Chris Koos is on the list.… MORE
Bond raised on new charges against convicted killer Donald Whalen
Legal troubles mount for a Bloomington man who’s back in jail for escape and violating a protection order — all while the Illinois Supreme Court decides whether to hear an appeal of his 1991 murder conviction.… MORE
McLean County Coroner ID’s Bloomington man as victim of fatal crash
The McLean County coroner has identified a Bloomington man as the victim of a fatal motorcycle crash on Saturday.… MORE
COVID-19 antibody and nasal swab testing site opens in Bloomington
A coronavirus antibody and nasal swab testing site opened on Monday, furthering the effort to flatten the curve in Central Illinois.… 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…