By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – If you plan on filling up your car today, gas prices in Illinois are up about six cents from last week, averaging $3.33 a gallon. According to GasBuddy, prices in the state are eight cents higher than last month and $1.02 higher compared to last year. GasBuddy price reports show…… MORE
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – An Illinois business leader is finding it easy to keep from getting overexcited about a new ranking that has the state Number One in the nation. Site Selection magazine rates Illinois tops in sustainable development, as businesses can easily find LEED-certified buildings and access renewable energy. “For the overall business…… MORE
By HOI ABC NORMAL – A vote is expected Monday night whether the Normal Town Council will back construction of a nearly $24 million underpass allowing pedestrians and bicyclists to travel under the Union Pacific Railroad tracks in Uptown Normal. The council will decide whether to sign off on a grant agreement with the federal government…… MORE
The man who is facing 139 child pornography and sexual assault charges was a piano teacher, the Normal Police Department chief said Friday.… MORE
Deliveries of Rivian’s R1T electrical truck is being pushed back from August to September.… MORE
Child abuse cases are on the rise across Central Illinois, with over 4,400 pending cases.… MORE
A labor leader is the newest member of the McLean County Board.… MORE
A Wednesday night drug arrest in Bloomington is part of a dangerous trend police are finding on the streets.… MORE
By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – More wind turbines will be coming to McLean County after the board approved a special use permit Thursday night. One farmer said this felt like another defeat. “We feel like we don’t exist. All these decisions are being made by people who don’t live by them,” said McLean County farmer,…… MORE
By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – A labor leader is the newest member of the McLean County Board. The board Thursday night approved Chairman John McIntyre’s appointment of Jim Rogal to represent District 4, covering west and northwest Normal. Rogal replaces Logan Smith, who resigned in June to accept a job out of state. Smith is…… 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…