By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – The governor made a stop in Bloomington Wednesday morning and announced additional funding through the state’s capital program. The latest $250 million installment will address local transportation needs around the state. In McLean County, the funding will advance a $7.9 million project to improve County Highway 23, or Meadows Road.…… MORE
By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Two people are dead, including a child, after a shooting Tuesday night in Bloomington. Police were called around 7:45 p.m. to the 1000 block of Four Seasons Road. The McLean County Coroner pronounced a six-year old child dead at the scene. Authorities say a 35-year old man suffered injuries consistent…… MORE
Now it’s the hotel industry’s turn to ask for pandemic relief. … MORE
March is Women’s History Month, and a Illinois State University Professor is looking back on history.… MORE
The Normal CornBelters are introducing a new Field Manager and Bench Coach with local ties for the 2022 season.… MORE
By HOI ABC NORMAL – Water rates will rise in Normal and town government has a budget for the new fiscal year, but votes on both measures were by the narrowest of margins following a heated clash between a town council member and the city manager. The council voted 4-3 to raise water rates by…… MORE
A high bond was set Monday night for a Pontiac man charged with sexually assaulting a woman in Normal late last year.… MORE
The McLean County Chamber of Commerce is ‘rolling out the red carpet’ for new employees joining expanding businesses in the twin cities.… MORE
Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike is looking back on her time serving the state with only days left in office.… MORE
By Jake Fogal BLOOMINGTON-Following another underwhelming 13-20 season by the Illinois State men’s basketball team, the University moved swiftly to find it’s next head coach. Nearly an hour after the Redbirds loss to Northern Iowa on Friday, ISU announced that Ryan Pedon, Ohio State Buckeyes assistant, would fill the vacant head coach position for the…… 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…