A civil rights investigation by the U-S Justice Department has found that the police and courts in Ferguson, Missouri showed a pattern of discrimination against African-Americans.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Obituaries: Brown, Cotton, Cummer, Koerner, Wilson
Obituaries for Wilma Brown, Howard Cotton, Genevieve Cummer, Reagan Koerner, and Royce Wilson… MORE
Bloomington woman gets 18 years for concealing homicide
A Bloomington woman has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for concealing a homicide.… MORE
Davis: Not funding DHS would have sent ‘terrible message’
A bill to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security through the end of the fiscal year is headed for the president's desk after being approved by the U.S. House Tuesday.… MORE
February sales numbers increase at Mitsubishi Motors
Sales numbers continue to rise for Mitsubishi Motors. Spokesman Dan Irvin says sales rose 26 percent in Feb. 2015 from the same time last year.… MORE
Obituaries: Mihelic
Obituary for Ogla Mihelic… MORE
Fire causes power outage in Heyworth
Power has been out for over 1600 residents in Heyworth since early this afternoon.… MORE
Bloomington’s ‘Tent City’ to be cleared out
The owner of the property where as many as 14 of Bloomington's homeless population are calling home is preparing to clear the area out.… MORE
Hy-Vee brings 600 jobs to Bloomington
Hundreds of Bloomington-Normal residents are going to work when a new grocery store opens March 10th.… MORE
Potholes not as severe in 2015
Potholes can be a headache for drivers this time of year, but Bloomington's Public Works Department has some good news: Potholes have not been as much of a problem this year compared to past year… 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…