By Jake Fogal FAIRBURY – The high school boys basketball season gets underway tonight for many school’s in Central Illinois, including the team up at Prairie Central High School. Prairie Central one season ago went 31-3, and hoisted the regional championship trophy before falling in sectional play to Pontiac. This season the Hawk’s play for…… MORE
Ten years after a deadly EF-4 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 190 miles per hour tore through the city of Washington, current and past city leaders are reflecting on how they went from ‘search and rescue’ to ‘rebuild and recover.’… MORE
It’s that time of the year when you’ll begin to see people with red kettles ringing bells to raise money for The Salvation Army.… MORE
Bloomington Firefighters Local 49 is continuing a 36-year tradition by passing out Thanksgiving baskets to low-income seniors in the community.… MORE
The Salvation Army of Bloomington is changing some of the rules for its emergency warming center due to building codes and regulations from the City of Bloomington.… MORE
McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder has identified the victim of a fatal crash that happened Monday morning on Interstate 74 near Bloomington.… MORE
The McLean County Health department is holding a vaccine clinic for those who still need an updated flu shot and the newest COVID vaccine.… MORE
Students and teachers took part in a walk out on Tuesday, following the proposed cuts to degree programs and faculty reductions at Bradley university.… MORE
The turkey giveaway is happening Wednesday, Nov. 15 from 5pm to 7pm.… MORE
A small town with a big debate, water tower or historical landmark?… MORE
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.” …
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…
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…
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…