By Katherine Murphy BLOOMINGTON– An early morning apartment fire in Bloomington Monday caused limited damage. Word from Bloomington fire officials no one was hurt in the fire that broke out around 6:30 a.m. in the 2200 block of Todd Drive. The cause of the fire has yet to be determined and the family that…… MORE
The Bloomington City Council will decide Tuesday night whether to accept settlements in which two businesses have agreed to pay fines for not obtaining city licenses last year for their video gaming terminals.… MORE
As Memorial Day aims to honor service members, one local high school student is honoring those that have fallen through grave markers.… MORE
The director of the McLean County Regional Planning Commission is leaving for a job with Normal’s town government. … MORE
By next Memorial Day, that beer you’re sipping could be more expensive.… MORE
Bloomington police said they have located the driver involved in a reported hit-and-run on the city’s west side Monday night.… MORE
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
The Unit 5 School Board is agreeing to spend tens of thousands of dollars to help Towanda Elementary School ease a space crunch.… MORE
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
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
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…