A federal lawsuit alleges Bradley University breached contracts with its faculty, failed to abide by its own faculty handbook and racially discriminated against some professors when it made deep cuts to trim a multimillion dollar deficit.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Motorcyclist dead after McLean County crash
A man is dead after a two-vehicle crash Thursday morning in McLean County.… MORE
Town hall held to prepare Peoria for Sonya Massey’s trial
A town hall was held Thursday in Peoria at the East Bluff Community Center to educate people about the upcoming Sonya Massey trial.… MORE
Pritzker defends Illinois’ immigration laws in theatrical congressional hearing
Gov. JB Pritzker spent hours Thursday defending his governing record and Illinois’ immigration policies as he was peppered with questions from members of the U.S. House Oversight Committee.… MORE
Suspect arrested in Bloomington fire; no injuries reported
A man is in custody Thursday for allegedly setting fire to a Bloomington apartment complex while people were there.… MORE
Mosquito-borne West Nile virus found in Tazewell County
Officials have confirmed a mosquito pool collected in Tazewell County has tested positive for West Nile Virus.… MORE
Wyoming man to pay $300K to family of Dunlap High student killed in 2024 crash
A Wyoming man will pay $300,000 to the family of a Dunlap High School student, killed last year in a traffic collision, to settle a civil lawsuit.… MORE
Trial set for late June for woman accused of poisoning ex-police chief
A Maquon woman accused of poisoning a former police chief more than two years ago will go to trial later this month, a judge ordered.… MORE
Outage at Tazewell County 911 center results in calls routed to Peoria County
Calling 911 in Tazewell County, at least for the time being, will send a person to Peoria’s emergency dispatch center due to an outage.… MORE
Bloomington police investigate early morning shots fired
Bloomington police are investigating after receiving a report of several shots fired early Wednesday morning.… 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…