Illinois Wesleyan University looked back this weekend to a time 50 years ago when Americans were divided by the Vietnam War and Civil Rights. It was also a time when the Amazin’ Mets broke Cub fans’ hearts, and U.S. astronauts reached the moon.… MORE
A suspected drunk driver is on the loose after he reportedly eluded police by running into a cornfield near LeRoy.… MORE
State police arrested a man who barricaded himself inside a semi on US 51 south of Heyworth Friday night. … MORE
The former Peoria-area Congressman who presided over the Clinton impeachment two decades ago says Democrats should forget about going after President Trump.… MORE
Lawyers for a community in southern Illinois are suing the state claiming state officials are withholding data that would help municipal officials prove a local uranium enrichment facility caused contamination.… MORE
A Bloomington man remains in the McLean County jail on a high bond after allegedly abusing a female victim and running away from BPD, resulting in two officer injuries.… MORE
Reduced investment returns during a future recession won’t cripple state budgets, but state policy decisions ahead of a future recession might, according to a new report. … MORE
Indiana had already beat Illinois in a race to allow sports wagering at the state’s ten casinos and on Thursday, the Hoosier State also beat the Land of Lincoln in launching sports betting online.… MORE
A local Congressman says there’s nothing in the Ukraine transcript to add up to criminal charges – or impeachment.… MORE
A former McLean County Assistant State’s Attorney, who used to try sexual assault cases, is accused in a federal lawsuit of repeated sexual harassment against a co-worker.… MORE
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.” …
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…
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…
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…