From Chicago to Los Angeles, New York City to Atlanta, protests happened around the country after an undercover video was recently released showing what many are calling the “inhumane treatment of animals” at Indiana’s Fair Oaks Farms.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
BPD: Two men in custody for Orchard Road murder
Bloomington Police confirmed on Tuesday they have arrested two men and are looking for a third in connection with a fatal shooting in April.… MORE
Redbirds Rising: Fundraising surpasses $150 million goal
Illinois State University has met its intended Redbirds Rising Campaign goal, thirteen months ahead of schedule. … MORE
USDA Mark Schleusener: ‘We still have yet to estimate the yield for this crop’
The crop crisis in the Midwest is making national news.… MORE
Plate to Politics: Podcast makes stop in Springfield
Direct from Springfield: the Plate to Politics Podcast.… MORE
Human remains found from air crash that killed Tazewell County Marine
Human remains have been recovered six months after a U.S. Marine from Tazewell County and five others were killed when two military planes crashed over the Sea of Japan.… MORE
Business owner blasts Council member Carrillo for strong-arm tactics
A Downtown Bloomington business owner accused new City Council member Jenn Carrillo of orchestrating an online harassment campaign against the owners of a new downtown business because she believed the establishment’s name was racially offensive.… MORE
UPDATED: DCFS investigating infant’s death in Clinton
The investigation continues into the death of a 4-month old Clinton girl on Sunday.… MORE
ISU announces planned campus power outage
A planned power outage has been scheduled for a large portion of Illinois State University.… MORE
BPD: Two charged in home invasion case
Bloomington Police arrested two males in connection with a home invasion with a firearm.… 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…