Illinois is up to 61,499 coronavirus cases and 2,628 deaths.… MORE
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McLean County with no new cases Saturday
McLean County health officials reported no new cases of coronavirus Saturday.… MORE
Mother and two children killed in overnight fire
An infant, child, and their mother were killed in a fire overnight in rural Lexington.… MORE
Illinoisans are now required to wear face coverings in many public spaces
With lawsuits being filed and county governments considering non-compliance with a proposed extension of the stay-at-home order until May 30, Governor J.B. Pritzker is contending COVID-19 is a statewide issue.… MORE
Golf courses across Illinois reopen under modified ‘stay home’ order
Golfers across Illinois are breaking out the clubs as golf courses reopen Friday under Gov. JB Pritzker’s modified “stay home” order.… MORE
UPDATE: Whalen arrested on felony charges, failure to comply with GPS device
After being released on bail in March of last year, Donald Whalen, 53, was arrested Thursday on multiple McLean County felony warrants.… MORE
Midwest Food Bank Bloomington-Normal helps local farmer donate excess pork
Due to pork processing plant closures local farmers have found themselves with an over supply of hogs that could go to waste.… MORE
Twin-City advocates aren’t giving up the fight for more COVID-19 funding
A Bloomington City Council member and other community activists are continuing the fight to convince a council majority to approve spending local taxing money to help people overcome pandemic-induced economic distress.… MORE
McLean County adds 1 new coronavirus case
Local health officials on Thursday announced one new coronavirus case, bringing the McLean County total to 95.… MORE
OSF will require everyone to wear masks
Anyone entering OSF HealthCare St. Joseph Medical Center will be required to wear a mask.… 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…