By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – Residents in Bloomington will notice their water bills will be a bit higher as the city raises rates to rebuild its 100-year-old waterworks system. City Hall says the increase is needed to pay for critical infrastructure improvements that are essential for ensuring the community’s health and safety. These improvements include replacing…… MORE
Construction workers broke ground on a new football complex at Central Catholic High School Thursday morning. … MORE
Corvette enthusiasts took to the highways in Central Illinois this week to raise funds for St. Jude Children’s Hospital. … MORE
A former long-time Normal Fire Department fire chief passed away Thursday morning.… MORE
By WMBD-TV MCLEAN COUNTY – The McLean County Regional Planning Commission is making rounds presenting the Regional Housing Recovery Plan. The purpose of the plan is to address the housing crisis in McLean County. Over the course of seven months the commission gathered community input about housing concerns. Councilmembers from Bloomington and Normal say it’s…… MORE
The McLean County Chamber of Commerce hosted its Twin Cities showcase of more than 100 local businesses on Wednesday. … MORE
The Unit 5 School Board met on Wednesday and approved multiple items unanimously as part of their consent agenda.… MORE
The Board of Trustees at Illinois State University plans to convene later this week to vote on proposed increases to student fees, housing, and meal plans. … MORE
The Illinois Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigations leader plans to leave the state for a position at FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C. … MORE
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man is in custody Wednesday after being arrested for attempting to enter a vehicle that wasn’t his. Mohamed Thiam, 22, was arrested on multiple gun charges by Bloomington police officers at around 7:45 a.m. after they found him near the intersection of Aberdeen Way and Kapok Drive He was…… 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…