Gilbane Development Company has been awarded a $100 million project to build new student housing at Illinois State University.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Sweet Corn Circus road closures
The Sweet Corn Circus will be held in Uptown Normal this weekend and will require several street closures.… MORE
Dealmaker gets to work at Bloomington-Normal EDC
The newly-installed head of the Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council said he’s a problem solver.… MORE
Listen to This: Bon Iver returns with soulful optimism on stunning new album
Three years can apparently do a lot for a man in search of himself.… MORE
McLean County hit by contagious virus
McLean County has been hit hard by an outbreak of a highly contagious virus affecting the liver.… MORE
Summer Red Cross Blood Drives
Join WJBC in helping the American Red Cross with their Badges for Life Campaign. Help by donating blood at any of the upcoming blood drives.… MORE
Bloomington Council to consider city manager’s pay raise after glowing performance review
Bloomington City Council members will vote Monday night whether to give City Manager Tim Gleason a pay raise after he received rave reviews for his first year running the city government.… MORE
Grossinger Motors Arena implementing clear bag policy
Starting next month, Grossinger Motors Arena will implement a clear bag policy for all events that require a bag check.… MORE
Jobs up in Twin-Cities, all metro areas across Illinois
Jobs were up in all 14 Illinois metro areas for the first time in 19 years.… MORE
BPD: Man charged with attempted murder in connection with Springfield Road shooting
A high bond has been set for a Bloomington man in connection with a shooting that occurred on August 13th on the city’s southwest side.… 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…