The United States is continuing talks with Cuba in order for both to reopen embassies in one another’s nations.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
State Farm to extend STEM pilot program at Bloomington High School
A new technology mentoring pilot program is in the books at Bloomington High School. … MORE
West Nile season is here
The start of warmer weather means that mosquito season is officially here. Starting May 1 the Illinois Department of Public Health began accepting birds to test for the West Nile Virus. … MORE
ISU approves modest tuition increase
Incoming students at Illinois State University will pay a bit more than last year’s crop of students.… MORE
529 Savings Plan looks to help college students shrink debt
As costs of college tuition rise across the country, so does the need to have a proper savings plan in place.… MORE
BPD searching for missing 30-year-old
The Bloomington Police Department is seeking help as they search for a missing person.… MORE
Midwest Food Bank, Red Cross assist storm victims in Texas
Some nasty weather across the Midwest this spring has kept Midwest Food Bank busy. … MORE
Man faces DUI after allegedly going 80 in a 30
Bloomington Police have arrested a man accused of driving the wrong way down Washington Street at a high rate of speed while drunk this morning. … MORE
McLean County Sheriff warns of jury duty scam
McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage is warning residents about a jury duty scam.… MORE
Armed robbery suspect pleads not guilty
A man charged in connection with a suspected armed robbery earlier this month has pleaded not guilty.… 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…