The City of Bloomington is falling in line with new CDC guidance. They will no longer require masks and social distancing in city buildings for those who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.… MORE
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Dr. Wieland: COVID-19 booster vaccine could be recommended down the road
As research continues around the COVID-19 vaccine, a Bloomington Doctor says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) could recommend a booster vaccine down the road.… MORE
58 new cases of coronavirus in McLean County
McLean County health officials Monday reported 58 new cases of coronavirus from over the weekend.… MORE
Bloomington Police investigating weekend shots fire incident
Bloomington Police are asking for the public’s help solving a shooting over the weekend.… MORE
All aboard: Amtrak returning to full passenger service
Full passenger service on Amtrak in Illinois is resuming as COVID-19 numbers drop.… MORE
Union speak out against Miller Park Zoo terminating zookeepers
Employees at Miller Park Zoo observed endangered specie day by advocating for a threatened group most don’t think about-the zookeepers themselves.… MORE
Miller Park zookeepers’ union to protest ‘illegal’ firings
Bloomington’s Miller Park Zoo observes Endangered Species Day on Saturday, and the union representing zoo employees said zookeepers should be added to the endangered species list.… MORE
Mayor Koos issues order easing mask requirements for public facilities, employees
The Town of Normal is aligning its mask requirements for public facilities and employees with the guidance from the governor’s office and CDC.… MORE
17 new cases of COVID in McLean County
McLean County added 17 cases of coronavirus Friday as the rolling positivity rate inched down to 2.9%.… MORE
Hearing from ‘fired up’ parents, Bloomington Junior High won’t reduce music students’ options for other arts pursuits
A group of what one person described as “seriously fired up” junior high band parents prompted District 87 school leaders in Bloomington to make a schedule change in the school day next fall.… 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…