Leaders of Bloomington-Normal’s transit system said Tuesday evening they’re prepared to defend their budget to Normal’s Town Council in two weeks, but the transit board’s chairman indicated it’s unlikely a bus route running through north Normal will be saved.… MORE
After serving the Twin-Cities for over 34-years, Bedtime Boutique announced on Facebook they will soon be closing their doors.… MORE
After a month long fundraiser for PATH Crisis, two local barbers have a new look.… MORE
YWCA McLean County President and CEO D. Dontae Latson announced he has accepted a position in Denver, Colorado. Vice president of operations Liz German has been named interim president and CEO, effective June 24.… MORE
So far, 2019 is turning out to be a dud in the farm fields.… MORE
The Normal Town Council is considering holding up the budget for the Twin-Cities public transportation system because of the planned elimination of a bus route that goes through north Normal.… MORE
There’s a new administrator running McLean County government.… MORE
A Dwight Township High School teacher is facing charges of criminal sexual assault involving an underage male student.… MORE
Record floods across the state are leaving farmers with a question – to do prevented planting or try to beat the rain.… MORE
Normal Town Council member Stan Nord said more specific expectations and goals need to be set when it comes to Connect Transit.… MORE
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.” …
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…
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…
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…