A friendly wager between U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) and North Dakota U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-Bismarck, N.D.) has been paid up.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Obituaries: Sandel
Obituary for Marylynn Sandel… MORE
Normal to place new traffic signal at Airport/Shepard intersection
A move by the Normal Town Council on Tuesday night will allow for a new traffic signal to be built at the intersection of Airport and Shepard roads.… MORE
Davis, Kinzinger unimpressed with State of the Union speech
Illinois Republicans didn't seem phased by President Obama's State of the Union address.… MORE
Bloomington man reaches plea agreement in fatal DUI case
A Bloomington man has reached a plea agreement that could keep him out of jail following a drunk driving crash in November 2013.… MORE
Normal recognizes water tower success
Normal's town council on Tuesday took time to recognize the Redbird water tower which finished as the 2014 Tnemec Tank of the Year runner up.… MORE
Obituaries: Emerson, Mowery
Obituaries for Lawrence Emerson and Anna Mowery… MORE
Barickman: Desire to work together exists in Springfield
There's a feeling in Springfield that Republicans and Democrats want to work together.… MORE
YWCA McLean County fined $35,000 for discrimination
The YWCA of McLean County will pay around $35,000 in fines after the Bloomington Human Rights Commission ruled they discriminated against a black employee when they fired him in Nov. 2012.… MORE
Mills pleads guilty to dismemberment, concealment charges in 2013 murder case
A 25-year-old Bloomington woman avoided a murder trial on Tuesday after agreeing to a plea deal in Woodford County Court.… 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…