As the weather warms up and people begin to spend more time outside it is important to take precaution against tick and animal bites that can cause illness.… MORE
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Tips for Safe Vacationing
Throughout June, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) encourages you to add an emergency plan to your vacation plans. … MORE
Bloomington Salvation Army launches fan drive
As the temperatures rise, the need for fans in the community rises too.… MORE
Red Cross warns against flash flooding
Heavy rain has been making its way to Central Illinois and that’s why the American Red Cross is making sure everyone is prepared for flash flooding.… MORE
McLean County jury acquits man in manslaughter retrial
A Chicago man is now a free man after a McLean County jury found him not guilty of involuntary manslaughter in a retrial. … MORE
Normal launches History Presentation Board program
The Town of Normal’s sesquicentennial celebration had its kick-off Friday afternoon at Illinois State University’s Milner Library.… MORE
Special Olympics team prepared for bad weather
Lightning caused a slight delay as Special Olympics events got underway Friday in Bloomington-Normal. … MORE
Boys & Girls Club campaign raises over $111,000
The Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington-Normal is the celebrating successful completion of its annual Great Futures campaign.… MORE
Arrington: NCAA places greed over student safety
A Bloomington man who is taking on the NCAA over the head injuries he received in college said he won’t stop until today’s football players get the help they need.… MORE
U.S. Cellular Coliseum runs at a loss in FY 2015
The U.S. Cellular Coliseum ended the 2015 fiscal year in the red.… 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…