Home Sweet Home Ministries, in partnership with Trinity Lutheran Church, has released the results from the fourth annual Night in a Car.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
YWCA McLean County Board of Directors names Liz German as CEO and President
Since serving as interim CEO since June of last year, the Board of Directors of YWCA of McLean County has officially named Liz German as their next CEO and President.… MORE
Ameren Illinois plans $32M upgrade to natural gas pipeline in Pekin
Ameren Illinois announced Monday plans to further upgrade natural gas lines in Pekin.… MORE
ISU receives federal grant to assist future teachers of infants, toddlers who are deaf or blind
Two Illinois State University professors have been awarded a $1.23 million grant to assist students in their future work with infants and toddlers who are blind or deaf and their families.… MORE
Ex-McLean County woman charged with stealing $400,000 from kids charity
The long-time leader of a national charity, formerly based in Bloomington, faces a federal indictment alleging she stole more than $400,000 from the organization that provides handmade blankets to kids in need.… MORE
UPDATED: Man captured early Saturday morning
A man who escaped from McLean County Sheriff Police Friday afternoon has been captured.… MORE
Man escapes custody in downtown Bloomington
Local authorities are looking for a man who escaped custody Friday afternoon.… MORE
Salvation Army annual campaign falls short
The Salvation Army of McLean County announced Thursday its annual Christmas Campaign fell short of its desired goal.… MORE
Rountree gets eight years in prison for daughter’s death
The father of murder victim Rica Rountree pleaded guilty Thursday in McLean County Court to a felony charge of endangering his daughter’s life.… MORE
Midwest Food Bank gets $45,000 donation for different programs
The Midwest Food Bank is getting a donation to help programs across Illinois and Indiana.… 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…