A local grocery store in downtown Bloomington has announced it will be closing its doors after almost 50 years of business.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Normal police investigate weekend shots fired incident
Police are probing a shots fired incident that happened early Saturday morning in north Normal.… MORE
Woman from Normal dead after Friday morning I-74 crash
The driver of an SUV involved in a two-vehicle collision on Interstate 74 early Friday morning is dead, according to the East Peoria Police Department.… MORE
UPDATED: Bradley President resigns; Board of Trustees chair to replace him
After a year of sweeping budget cuts and amid lower enrollment, Bradley University announced a major change to its leadership.… MORE
Leaders from Bloomington plan housing symposium to address local housing crunch
Leaders from Bloomington want to address the housing crunch in McLean County with an upcoming symposium.… MORE
Midwest Food Bank partners with Amazon to deliver food across the country
As part of a pilot program, one of the world’s largest shipping companies provides its infrastructure to the Midwest Food Bank.… MORE
Police arrest armed subject south of Uptown Normal Friday morning
By Jake Fogal NORMAL – A person armed with a knife was taken into custody late Friday morning near the police station in Normal. According to NPD, officers responded to the 100 Block of East Phoenix Ave in Normal after 11 a.m. for a subject armed with a knife. The individual was located and shortly…… MORE
British car show returns this weekend to David Davis Mansion
The 33rd annual Champagne British Car Show returns this weekend to the David Davis Mansion in Bloomington.… MORE
McLean County job fair held at YMCA in Bloomington
Employers and future employees alike were given an opportunity to showcase what they have to offer during an event Thursday morning put on by the Mclean County business community.… MORE
Safe Routes to School Grants coming to central Illinois
By WMBD-TV NORMAL – The Illinois Department of Transportation joined Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday to announce more funding to make it safer for kids to walk or bike to school. According to an IDOT news release, $9.8 million in grants will be going to 47 projects as part of the Safe Routes to School…… 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…