Midwest Food Bank is one of 15 recipients around the state to receive grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, as part of a state-wide initiative to end food insecurity.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Rivian moving to two shift work schedule in April
Rivian Senior Corporate Communications Sr. Manager Kelli Felker has confirmed with WMBD that Rivian R1 manufacturing will move to two shifts beginning in late April at the plant in Normal.… MORE
Former Reditus Laboratories building up for lease in Pekin
A building in Pekin, once home to Reditus Laboratories and Aaron Rossi, is available for lease.… MORE
Coroner identifies woman killed in house fire last week in Delavan
DELEVAN – An 81-year-old woman was identified as the person who died in a deadly house fire last week, the Tazewell County Coroner announced Tuesday. Virginia Leach of rural Delavan died as a result of inhalation of smoke and soot due to the residential fire that occurred on Friday, said Coroner Chuck Hanley. According to…… MORE
ISU student TV station celebrates 50 years
By WMBD-TV NORMAL – Illinois State University’s student-run TV news station, TV-10, celebrated 50 years on March 4. The hustle and bustle of a news room during show time was alive and well at their 12:30 p.m. news cast. In fact, one student said it was more hectic than usual as TV-10 alums were present.…… MORE
Normal Town Council approves budget ordinance and amendment initiation on tobacco
The Normal Town Council approved it’s budget unanimously for its next fiscal year at Monday’s meeting.… MORE
Sunnyside Community Gardens shuts down operations
A West Bloomington farm announced that it has officially shut down operations on Monday.… MORE
Bloomington moves to condemn prominent vacant building
A prominent building in downtown Bloomington is facing condemnation by the city.… MORE
Miller Park holds a 5K run to raise funds to repair the zoo carousel
Hundreds of people stampeded their way through Miller Park in Bloomington to raise money to save the Miller Park Zoo carousel.… MORE
Judge will decide Desmond Sterling’s fate regarding murder charges at 3 p.m. today
A McLean County judge said he will rule at 3 p.m. today regarding allegations that Desmond Sterling shot and killed a Bloomington man near a church last 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…