Due to the warm temperatures, Corn Belt Energy is asking customers to voluntarily reduce their electricity usage from 4-6 p.m. on Thursday.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Summer Lunchtime Concerts return to downtown Bloomington
Live music is back and bands are returning to downtown Bloomington for the free Summer Lunchtime Concerts.… MORE
Illinois enters Phase 5 on Friday
As Illinois enters Phase 5 of the reopening plan Friday, public health officials are still encouraging people to get the COVID-19 vaccine.… MORE
DeWitt County Coroner identifies man who drowned at Clinton Lake
DeWitt County Coroner Randy Rice has identified a Pontiac man that drowned in Clinton Lake on Wednesday.… MORE
Moldy cantaloupe in Peoria is having its day in the sun
The main ingredient in penicillin is about to become the official state microbe.… MORE
Salvation Army of Bloomington begins annual fan drive
The Salvation Army of Bloomington is starting its annual fan drive for those in need, but this year’s event will be focused on monetary donations.… MORE
City announces new communications and external affairs manager
Katherine Murphy has been named as communications and external affairs manager for the City of Bloomington.… MORE
Bloomington summer concert series returning to Franklin Park
The sounds of music are returning to Franklin Park in Bloomington.… MORE
Bloomington man over-medicated at state mental facility
A state investigation confirms the allegations from a McLean County woman, that her son was over medicated while in state custody. The mother also claims her son was abused at that facility.… MORE
Normal Town Council weighs in on proposed $22.7 million Uptown underpass
The price of an underpass for pedestrians and bicyclists to cross train tracks in Uptown Normal is now estimated at $22.7 million, Normal Town Council members were told Monday night.… 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…