A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Hometown Military News: June 12, 2015
Hometown Military News for June 12, 2015:… MORE
Barickman predicts long summer as budget talks continue
State lawmakers continue to work on a budget for Illinois and State Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) doesn’t believe there will be a quick solution.… MORE
McLean County dispatcher retires after 38 years
A man who spent nearly four decades as a dispatcher in McLean County is calling it a career.… MORE
Central Illinois Gold Star Families receives $2,500 donation
The families of fallen soldiers are receiving some help from a local car dealership.… MORE
EDC chief: Front ‘N’ Center building not worth saving
One building in a proposed redevelopment of downtown Bloomington might be salvaged, but one advocate for the project says there’s one building that has to go.… MORE
Emergency road work on Front Street
Road closures will occur on the 500 block of W. Front Street between Mason Street and Lee Street, as well as on Oak Street between Front Street and Washington Street, starting immediately for street repair work.… MORE
B-N Police Blotter: Wed. June 10, 2015
By WJBC Staff A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus. Reports do not indicate confirmed offenses. Wed. June 10, 2015 City of Bloomington Call Time Location / Block Address Disposition Type 12:03 am 5XX TRUCKERS LN Report Criminal Damage to Vehicle 12:13 am W JACKSON ST…… MORE
Unit 5 approves custodian, maintenance worker contract
The Unit 5 Board of Education on Wednesday approved a new contract for its custodian and maintenance staff.… MORE
Former Carlock Elementary principal lands job with District 87
Former Carlock Elementary principal Alison Hampton wasn’t out of a job for long. Hampton has been hired as the new assistant principal for Bloomington Junior High School.… 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…