Elementary students across the Unit 5 school district had a chance to meet their teachers before classes started, but this time in a different environment.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
NPD Chief: Investigators receive “additional information” in sex abuse case against Unit 5 teacher
Normal Police Chief Rick Bleichner believes authorities, who investigated Glenn Elementary School teacher Jonathon Hovey 14-years ago for child molestation, would have charged him back then if they had sufficient evidence.… MORE
Walgreens to close 200 U.S. drugstores, uncertain status for local stores
Walgreens will close 200 U.S. stores as part of a cost management plan, but it’s not known whether any Central Illinois pharmacies are on the closure list.… MORE
Pet Fest 2019
WJBC is teaming up with State Farm, My Loveable Angels and Canine Classic Spa and Resort to bring Pet Fest to the Corn Crib on Saturday, September 14th!… MORE
Fields finally drying out for Illinois farmers
Illinois farmers are finding the weather has stabilized.… MORE
Lyons: Alcohol sales now a norm in college athletics
Illinois State University is joining many other schools around the country that offer alcohol sales at athletic events.… MORE
Nord won’t back off “lone-wolf” status on Normal council
Normal Town Council member Stan Nord’s battle with Mayor Chris Koos came to a head Monday night as the council member responded to a letter Koos sent to Bloomington city leaders last month.… MORE
Bloomington Police probe vandalism at McLean County GOP headquarters
The head of the McLean County Republican Party said Monday evening that security cameras are being installed at party headquarters on Bloomington’s east side to prevent future vandalism.… MORE
BPD: Man, juvenile arrested for armed robbery
A Bloomington man and juvenile have been arrested for an armed robbery that happened last month.… MORE
Davis: Focusing only on guns won’t solve mass shootings
After mass shootings over the weekend in Texas and Ohio, a Central Illinois lawmaker said focusing only on firearms won’t solve the problem.… 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…