Obituaries for Lidia Cerda and Waneve Kaufmann… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Normal proposing new gas tax, higher garbage fees
A lack in sales tax is prompting the Town of Normal to propose a new local gas tax and increase in garbage collection fees.… MORE
Bloomington to host winter carnival
The Bloomington Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts Department invites the community to come out and enjoy the snow at its Winter Carnival.… MORE
Police audio of Sgt. Shumaker now posted as podcast
Police audio of Sgt. Shumaker now posted as podcast… MORE
Obituaries: Killian, Totterer
Obituaries for Judith Killian and Dorothy Totterer… MORE
Jury deliberations begin in Compton murder trial
Jury deliberations have started in the murder trial of Nicholas Compton.… MORE
Unit 5 hosting substitute teacher fair
Unit 5, along with much of the area, is suffering from a shortage of substitute teachers.… MORE
BPD chief: ‘Discipline is a corrective action’
Many, including Mayor Tari Renner, are not happy with the punishment received by Bloomington police Sgt. Ed Shumaker after he said a stabbing victim "bleeds to death."… MORE
Closing arguments begin in Compton murder trial
Closing arguments are underway in the murder trial of Nicholas Compton.… MORE
Bloomington City Manager stands by punishment and comment
Bloomington Police Sergeant Ed Shumaker said he hopes a black subject "Bleeds to death."… 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…