A Chicago area law firm is naming a half-dozen priests accused of sexual abuse who served in Bloomington-Normal.… MORE
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29 Central Illinois priests accused of sexual abuse by law firm
A law firm Wednesday released a list of 29 Central Illinois priests accused of sexual abuse. The priests served in the Catholic Diocese of Peoria which includes McLean County.… MORE
Brown pleads not guilty in deputy’s fatal shooting
The man accused of killing a McHenry County sheriff’s deputy before leading police on a high-speed chase ending in Lincoln pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Rockford federal court.… MORE
Safety worries prompt push for reduced city speed limit
A commission created by the Bloomington City Council about two years ago is devising a way for residents to decide if they want motorists to drive slower in their neighborhoods.… MORE
BPD captures Kappa stabbing suspect
Bloomington Police aided Woodford County Sheriff’s deputies in the arrest of a suspect in a Tuesday morning stabbing in Kappa.… MORE
Heartland trustees add four new sports, approve Brandt incentives
A women’s volleyball team will take the court in the fall of 2020 for Heartland Community College, one of four new sports approved Tuesday night by the college’s Board of Trustees.… MORE
One man hurt in Kappa home invasion
Woodford County Sheriff’s Police are investigating a home invasion that happened Tuesday morning in Kappa that left one man hurt and another person in police custody.… MORE
McLean County Museum of History announces 2019 History Makers
A couple who shaped the community through politics, a nurse, and an equal rights advocate are this year’s History Makers to be honored by the McLean County Museum of History.… MORE
Unit 5 parents on edge again about bus service as key First Student manager resigns
Unit 5 is expressing confidence in the company running the school district’s transportation system despite complaints from parents about the service, and the resignation of the person whose job it was to make sure kids get to school and return home on time.… MORE
Heartland trustees to vote on Brandt tax break, four new college sports
One of the taxing bodies granting financial incentives to Canadian agricultural equipment manufacturer Brandt Industries is being asked to go ahead with the initial tax abatement.… 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…