The treasurer of the Monticello Community Unit School District Athletic Boosters has stepped down amid theft allegations.… MORE
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Barickman: College savings program could be financial disaster
State Senator Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) is not on board with a bill to give each baby born or adopted in Illinois $50 to start a college savings account.… MORE
Normal’s Nord eyes closer ties to Bloomington
The leading vote-getter among the nine Normal Town Council candidates said decisions he makes on the council will be in the best interests of the entire Twin-Cities, and not at Bloomington’s expense.… MORE
Neighbors look out for each other after latest Orchard Road killing
A Bloomington woman said she feels safe living in her east side neighborhood despite a second deadly shooting there in less than a year.… MORE
Neighbors look out for each other after latest Orchard Road killing
A Bloomington woman said she feels safe living in her east side neighborhood despite a second deadly shooting there in less than a year.… MORE
NFD investigators determine house fire accidental
Investigators have determined a house fire Sunday night in Normal that injured a man was accidental.… MORE
Fatal shooting on Bloomington’s east side
By Katherine Murphy BLOOMINGTON- Bloomington Police are investigating a fatal shooting Tuesday night. A report around 10 pm in the 1200 block of Orchard Road had officers on scene to find 26-year-old Nathaniel Caldwell who was suffering gunshot wounds. Caldwell was taken to the hospital where he is in critical but stable condition. Officers then located…… MORE
BPD: At least one hurt in east side shooting, car crash
At least one person was wounded in an east side shooting, and Bloomington Police declined to say if that’s related to a car crash that happened about a block away.… MORE
Bloomington to welcome 4 new aldermen while 2 newcomers elected in Normal
By Greg Halbleib BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL – The councils in the Twin Cities will be comprised of a total of six newcomers as a result of Tuesday’s election. In Normal, challengers Stan Nord and Karyn Smith earned seats on the town council while Kathleen Lorenz captured a second term. Nord received the most votes (2,873) followed by…… MORE
Dozen jurors picked to hear Zimmerman murder trial
It took just two days for prosecutors and the defense to pick the 12 jurors in Kirk Zimmerman’s McLean County murder trial.… 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…