Jeremy C. Little, 34, of Bloomington, was in McLean County court Monday after being charged with three felony counts of domestic battery. … MORE
Category Archives: Local News
MCHD reports seven new cases of COVID-19 from the weekend; the county’s rolling positivity falls to 0.7%
Since the weekend, the McLean County Health Department reports seven new cases of COVID-19, bringing the county’s total cases to 18,404.… MORE
Bloomington man sentenced to 20 years in prison for selling heroin that resulted in a death
A Bloomington man has been sentenced in federal court to 20 years in prison for selling heroin that resulted in a death in 2018.… MORE
House Minority Leader: “Gov. Pritzker, you sold out”
Friday’s signing of legislative maps gives superminority Republicans the perfect opportunity to put Gov Pritzker on blast.… MORE
MCHD officials “cautiously optimistic” as Illinois inches closer to fully reopening
As the number of positive COVID-19 cases continues to decline in McLean County, local health officials are “cautiously optimistic” as Illinois inches closer to fully reopening the state.… MORE
Job fair attracts hundreds of employers desperately looking for workers
Many businesses have put up their “help wanted” signs, but there have been few takers.… MORE
ISU students don’t have to get COVID-19 vaccine
Illinois State University students will not be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine when they return to school in August.… MORE
MCHD reports 14 new cases of COVID-19
McLean County added 14 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, as the county’s rolling positivity dropped to 5.2%.… MORE
Unit 5 Superintendent looks back on pandemic year; says traditional learning coming in the fall
After almost a year at the helm of the Unit 5 school district, one local Superintendent is looking back on a year during the COVID-19 pandemic.… MORE
Month delay in launch of Rivian-made trucks, thousands to work at the plant by 2022
Deliveries of electric-powered trucks produced at Rivian Automotive in Normal are being delayed a month even as the company ramps up hiring of thousands of workers.… 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…