Bloomington residents are being asked to contact their city council members as a task force examines the community impact of selling marijuana for recreational use.… MORE
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IWU opens a time capsule to remember turbulent times
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
LeRoy PD: Man escapes to avoid DUI arrest
A suspected drunk driver is on the loose after he reportedly eluded police by running into a cornfield near LeRoy.… MORE
Standoff closes US 51 near Heyworth
State police arrested a man who barricaded himself inside a semi on US 51 south of Heyworth Friday night. … MORE
Rep. Ray LaHood: Impeachment would ‘turn the Nation’s Capital upside-down’
The former Peoria-area Congressman who presided over the Clinton impeachment two decades ago says Democrats should forget about going after President Trump.… MORE
Illinois town sues state seeking cancer, pollution data for southern Illinois uranium facility
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
Bloomington man charged in domestic violence incident, two officers injured
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
S&P report shows states preparing for rainy days as Illinois falls further behind
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 beats Illinois in race to offer online sports betting
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
Congressman wants to talk trade not impeachment
A local Congressman says there’s nothing in the Ukraine transcript to add up to criminal charges – or impeachment.… 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…