Another armed robbery in Bloomington – this time it was a pizza delivery driver.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Amazon makes major investment in Rivian
It’s official – Rivian announced Friday morning a $700 million investment from Amazon… MORE
Seeking social justice, OSF HealthCare hikes its minimum wage for workers
OSF HealthCare is raising its minimum wage for workers to $12 an hour, starting February 24, effecting employees in Bloomington, Pontiac, and Peoria.… MORE
Bloomington cancels business registration fee
Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason is extending an olive branch to local businesses. The city announced Thursday it is suspending a program in which existing and future businesses would have to pay a one-time only $50 registration fee.… MORE
Corn Belt Energy announces storm outages restored
Crews have restored power to all members after winter weather earlier this week, according to Corn Belt Energy.… MORE
Night In A Car raises $90,000
Home Sweet Home Ministries has released the results from its third annual Night In A Car event.… MORE
One Voice group eyes federal help for transfer center, other projects
Community leaders visiting the nation’s capitol next month have picked their priorities when they lobby with a unified voice to receive federal funding for local projects.… MORE
Planners back Bloomington zoning overhaul despite business fears
A proposed rewrite of Bloomington’s zoning code is being sent to the city council later this month with a unanimous endorsement from the city’s planning commission despite objections from a couple of well-known business owners.… MORE
Renner: New Illinois leadership seems promising
A local leader is weighing in on the new administration in Springfield.… MORE
BPD probing armed robbery at Family Dollar
Bloomington Police are investigating an armed robbery Tuesday night on the city’s west side.… 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…