Get your tickets for an Evening with Doug and Chris Collins on Sunday, June 11, 2023 in Bloomington to benefit Marcfirst!… MORE
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5th Annual Power of the Purse
Power of the Purse returns to live and in-person on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Bloomington!… MORE
History Maker Gala 2023
Join the McLean County Museum of History for the celebration of the 2023 History Makers during the gala on June 15th.… MORE
Tee it Up! for the GFPD 2023
Join us for the the 8th Annual Tee it Up! for the GFPD fundraiser benefitting the Global Foundation for Peroxisomal Disorders.… MORE
Best Buddies Friendship Walk in Central Illinois
It’s time for the 2023 Best Buddies Friendship Walk in Central Illinois!… MORE
Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Illinois
For more than 20 years, cool individuals have taken the Polar Plunge across the state of Illinois and 2023 is going to be no different.… MORE
Unlike Unit 5, District 87 is not looking to make cuts
Unlike Unit 5, District 87 is not looking to downsize its bottom line next school year.… MORE
Craft Beer & Jazz Street Fair 2021
Take advantage of the Summer weather and enjoy a night of brews and music in Uptown Normal.… MORE
4th Annual Sample for a Cure for St. Jude
The 4th Annual Sample for a Cure to benefit St. Jude Rides on Sunday, August 15th.… MORE
Annual Brats & Bags with Bloomington-Normal Sunrise Rotary
The annual Bloomington-Normal Sunrise Rotary Brats & Bags Tournament is coming up Friday, August 6th.… 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…