As Memorial Day aims to honor service members, one local high school student is honoring those that have fallen through grave markers.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Gadhiraju leaving MCRPC, takes job with Town of Normal
The director of the McLean County Regional Planning Commission is leaving for a job with Normal’s town government. … MORE
Illinois brewers fighting proposed tax increase
By next Memorial Day, that beer you’re sipping could be more expensive.… MORE
BPD: Driver located in hit-and-run on city’s west side
Bloomington police said they have located the driver involved in a reported hit-and-run on the city’s west side Monday night.… MORE
Road Closure: westbound lane on Oakland, between Vale and Woodland
As storms swept through parts of central Illinois on Wednesday night, drivers will have to find an alternative route due to storm damage clean-up.… MORE
Unit 5 board backs portable classrooms for Towanda Elementary School
The Unit 5 School Board is agreeing to spend tens of thousands of dollars to help Towanda Elementary School ease a space crunch.… MORE
McLean County 911 operator: ‘I knew from personal experience’ importance of CPR before helping save ISU student’s life
The 911 operator, who knew from personal experience the importance of helping save a life over the phone, was able to help save an Illinois State University graduate.… MORE
ISU’s Dietz calls on alumni to lobby lawmakers
Illinois State University President Larry Dietz is asking former students to reach out and lobby state lawmakers for a capital bill as the spring legislative session comes to a close.… MORE
Road Closure: 330 E. Rd. between 2300 N. Rd in Lawndale Township
Drivers will have to find an alternative route as 3300 E. Rd. between 2300 N. Rd and Wind Turbine 162 will be closed to through traffic starting on Wednesday. … MORE
All in: FanDuel CEO says ‘Illinois needs to pass a bill’ for sports betting
The online fantasy sports people – FanDuel and Draft Kings – are hoping to be in the winner’s circle if and when there is a sports betting bill in Illinois.… 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…