By Andy Dahn NORMAL – Big Brothers and Big Sisters of McLean County held its year-end picnic Thursday, in which they honored this year’s graduates from the program. Director of Marketing and Public Relations Brittin Haury said when it comes to the organizations impact on its participants the numbers speak for themselves. “Youth involved in…… MORE
By Eric Stock DALLAS – Former Central Catholic and University of Illinois standout Josh Brent has announced his retirement from the National Football League for a second time. Brent attempted a comeback with the Dallas Cowboys last season after serving five months in jail on an intoxication manslaughter charge. He was found guilty in the…… MORE
Saturday marks the Town of Normal’s third Train Day celebration in the Uptown Amtrak Station.… MORE
McLean County’s emergency dispatching service MetCom reports 911 in the Arrowsmith area has been restored after a temporary outage.… MORE
Broadway Avenue between Beaufort Avenue and North Street will be closed from 6:30 am on Tuesday, May 12 through 4:30 pm on Wednesday, May 13. Road closure is due to the dismantling of the tower crane currently used for construction of the Hyatt Hotel. … MORE
Bloomington’s water director for barely a week has resigned.… MORE
Tuition at Illinois State will rise next year, but by how much is unknown.… MORE
Bloomington police reported a Bloomington man has been arrested for forgery after an extensive investigation.… MORE
Hometown Military News: May 8, 2015… MORE
Letter carriers will be picking up those paper bags they dropped off this week, hoping you will fill them with food.… MORE
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.” …
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…
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…
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…