The Fourth District Appellate Court is deliberating on an appeal from Jamie Snow, a man convicted of murdering Billy Little at a Bloomington gas station on Easter Sunday 1991.… MORE
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Stamp Out Hunger is huge success
McLean County residents made this year’s Stamp Out Hunger event a huge success.… MORE
Barickman hopes for state budget agreement during regular session
Illinois legislators have until the end of the month to pass a budget, but one Republican lawmaker said they aren’t getting the kind of cooperation they’d like from Democrats.… MORE
Bloomington bicycle master plan awaits city funding
By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington’s bicycle master plan has been given the green light, but a lack of green is keeping the plan from being implemented. The city council has shown its support for more designated bike lanes, shared lanes, bridges and underpasses included in the city’s multi-year master plan, but the city…… MORE
Bloomington hopes to have Uber policy in place by end of May
By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police say the complaints that led to tickets against three Uber drivers came from other ride-for-hire competitors. Each driver faces a minimum $250 fine for not being licensed for hire. Uber drivers are still unlicensed in Bloomington as the city is working on a policy to regulate them. Assistant…… MORE
Former deputy fired from job with Heyworth Police Department
A former McLean County sheriff’s deputy fired for lying about an accident involving his squad car has been dismissed from his job as a part-time police officer in Heyworth.… MORE
Lincoln man gets 25 years for child pornography
A Lincoln man faces 25 years in prison for possession of child pornography.… MORE
Bloomington approves task force, possible Hershey traffic light, bicycle plan
A traffic signal and left turn lanes on all approaches of Hershey Road could be on the way, as the Bloomington City Council voted to continue future discussions Monday night.… MORE
Murder appeal to be heard Tuesday
A man currently serving a life sentence for the murder of a gas station attendant in 1991 will have his case heard by an appellate court Tuesday.… MORE
Berkshire Gardens CC Lane entrance closure
Effective 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 13, 2015, weather and materials permitting, the southwest entrance of Berkshire Gardens CC Lane at Tamarack CC Trail and Haverhill CC Park will be closed for repairs to the storm main line.… 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…