It’s the time of year when food is prevalent and many people are in the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. OSF St. James Wellness Coordinator Matt Janus has some tips to stay on track during the holidays.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Local Honor Flights use donations to get veterans to D.C. for reflection, honor
Nonprofit groups across Illinois used Giving Tuesday to highlight the work they do, including Honor Flight groups that fly military veterans to Washington D.C. for reflection and honor.… MORE
IWU scholarship for McLean County high school grads increases to $30,000
High school students from McLean County who are admitted to Illinois Wesleyan University are now guaranteed a total scholarship package of at least $30,000 a year.… MORE
Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s Beatification postponed
The Diocese of Peoria announced Tuesday that Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s Beatification has been postponed.… MORE
BPD probing residential burglary on city’s east side
Bloomington Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect involved in a residential burglary on the city’s east side.… MORE
Greater Peoria Farm Show
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Lawmaker seeks to change policy that allows elected officials to get paid after leaving office
A state lawmaker doesn’t want taxpayers to pay a lawmaker’s full monthly salary if that person resigns after working for only a single day during that month.… MORE
BPD search for two armed robbery suspects
Bloomington Police are investigating an armed robbery that happened late Monday night on the city’s east side.… MORE
Remembering Ken Behrens and his smile
“Happy-go-lucky” is how Don Munson described Ken Behrens when the recent Illinois State University graduate came on board at WJBC in the early 1970s.… MORE
Normal’s tax levy inches higher as divided council restores funding for PR post
A divided Normal Town Council voted Monday night to restore funding to hire a public relations specialist, reversing a decision made only a month ago to offer modest property tax relief.… 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…