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ISU students gather in solidarity with Israel
Prayer services across Central Illinois are being held in solidarity with Israel. Dozens of students gathered met on the quad to join Chabad at ISU.… MORE
Normal police to use drones during ISU Homecoming Parade
The Normal Police Department announced on Wednesday it will be using new technology to keep citizens safe.… MORE
Illinois crops are almost halfway harvested
There were 5.8 days suitable for field work during the week ending October 8, 2023. … MORE
CDM opens new Luckey Climber exhibit
The Children’s Discovery Museum in Uptown Normal showed off its new Luckey Climber exhibit with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday. … MORE
Central Illinois Congresswoman: We need to stand by Israel
With nothing to do in Washington with no speaker, U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-Springfield) shared her thoughts about the nation’s top stories with reporters in Decatur Monday.… MORE
Bloomington Police noticing recent spike in overdoses
Bloomington has seen a recent spike in overdoses as the fentanyl crisis continues to affect communities big and small.… MORE
Illinois gas prices down over the last week
By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Average gas prices in Illinois have fallen 11 cents over the past week, averaging $3.65 a gallon, according to GasBuddy. Gas prices in the state are 31 cents cheaper than a month ago and stand 74 cents lower compared to this time last year. According to GasBuddy price reports, some…… MORE
Woman identified as victim in McLean County train collision
Saybrook resident Susan Wright, 75, died after enduring multiple blunt injuries due to a sport utility vehicle and train collision Thursday, according to McLean County Coroner Dr. Kathy Yoder.… MORE
No charges to be filed against U-High substitute teacher, prosecutor says
Charges will not be filed against a former University High School substitute teacher accused of allegedly “putting hands on a student.”… 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…