One voice for impeachment comes from the office of … the Illinois comptroller. … MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Group looks for substantive plans from Illinois ethics reforms commission
Attempts to change ethics rules in Springfield have been slow to develop at the Illinois statehouse, but not for a lack of trying, according to an analyst who said lawmakers have filed dozens of ethics bills, but few have advanced.… MORE
BPD probing theft of iPhones over $26,000
Police are asking for the public’s help to identify three people involved in a retail theft in Bloomington.… MORE
DeWitt County native killed in motorcycle crash
An Arizona police officer and native of DeWitt County died this week in a motorcycle crash.… MORE
Gov. Pritzker: ‘Early childhood education is the most important thing’
Early childhood education is the most important thing, says Gov. JB Pritzker; look at the benefits!… MORE
Local leaders participate in disaster preparedness workshop
Just over six years ago a tornado rolled through central Illinois and damaged the city of Washington. To learn from that experience, several elected leaders and officials from the Twin-Cities participated in a disaster preparedness and response workshop.… MORE
BBB: ‘anyone in Illinois’ could be victimized by rental scammers
A new report from the Better Business Bureau warns virtually anyone in Illinois could be
victimized by rental scammers.
… MORE
Three Illinois counties labeled ‘judicial hellholes’ by lawsuit reform group
An advocacy group has again listed three Illinois counties as “judicial hellholes” known for plaintiff-friendly courts and state laws that allow for cottage industries to sprout up around legal compensation. … MORE
Bloomington council approves two cannabis dispensary licenses, votes down on-site use
In an emotional Monday night meeting the Bloomington City Council approved two licenses for recreational marijuana dispensaries and struck down a measure to allow on-site consumption.… MORE
AAA: Gas prices drop before holiday travel
As the weather turns colder, people tend to drive less and AAA is seeing less gasoline demand.… 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…