A judge has ordered jurors to resume their deliberations Friday morning in the trial of a former Downtown Bloomington arena director accused of stealing government funds.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Mobile home and garage in Anchor a total loss after fire
A fire on Thursday destroyed a mobile home and attached garage in eastern McLean County.… MORE
Quincy Compressor donates Air Compressor to Atlanta Fire Dept.
Helping out a local volunteer Fire Department was the goal of one organization Thursday evening.… MORE
Bloomington man charged in shooting that injured two people
McLean County prosecutors have charged a Bloomington man with a shooting that wounded two people on Tuesday in the Highland Hills apartment complex on the city’s southwest side.… MORE
Glenn parent: Unit 5 administrators “passing the buck” in Hovey sex abuse case
Unit 5 Superintendent Mark Daniel said Wednesday night he and other school administrators are meeting in small groups with concerned parents following the arrest of Glenn Elementary School first grade teacher Jonathon Hovey on charges he molested two of his students.… MORE
ISU provost announces retirement, school will conduct national search
Illinois State University Provost Jan Murphy announced Wednesday she plans to retire at the end of the 2020 fiscal year.… MORE
Bloomington names two finalists for police chief position
The national search for Bloomington’s next police chief has been narrowed to two finalists, who will meet the public next week.… MORE
BPD probing two shootings that injured multiple people
Bloomington Police detectives are investigating shootings that injured multiple people over the last several days.… MORE
ISU students flock to campus for move in
Students and parents unloaded cars filled with crates and mini-fridges outside Watterson Towers Wednesday morning for the first day of move in at Illinois State University.… MORE
District 87 sees budget deficit on declining tax base
District 87 school administrators are presenting a tentative budget for the current fiscal year that’s in the red, due in part to sagging property values.… 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…