A Springfield school board member running for Illinois’ 18th Congressional District believes he can bring more jobs to the district.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
ISU president, mayors make case against proposed Amtrak cuts
Illinois State University President Larry Dietz spoke to a State Senate committee Tuesday morning to urge lawmakers not to cut Amtrak funding by 40 percent as the governor has proposed.… MORE
McLean County completes mental health report
McLean County has issued a report outlining the county’s mental health needs.… MORE
Normal Public Works switching to summer hours
Effective Monday, Public Works crews will begin working summer hours from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. … MORE
Normal collecting trash on Memorial Day
On Monday (Memorial Day) only household waste and recycling will be collected in the Town of Normal.… MORE
Connect Transit to suspend service on Memorial Day
Connect Transit services will not operate on Memorial Day.… MORE
Bloomington-Normal receives economic study results
By Andy Dahn NORMAL – Members of the Normal Town Council, Bloomington City Council and the McLean County Board were presented results of a recent study of strengths, weaknesses and areas of improvements for the community’s economy at a joint session Monday night. Ioanna Morfessis of I-O Inc. conducted the study and interviewed nearly 200…… MORE
Normal approves investment policy
Normal’s Town Council has officially given the thumbs up to the town’s investment policy.… MORE
Clinton Power Station lobbies for nuclear power bill
Supporters of nuclear energy are pushing state lawmakers to pass a bill giving Illinois’ three nuclear power plants credit for not emitting carbon.… MORE
Man accused of harassing, cyberstalking Bloomington police officer
A man is accused of harassing a Bloomington Police Officer. … 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…