McLean County health officials Tuesday reported two coronavirus-related deaths.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
City of Bloomington cuts ribbon on new ‘Hub’ for city services
The new ‘Hub’ in the Government Center in Downtown Bloomington is making city customer service more streamlined. Newly elected Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe cut the ribbon to open the Hub Monday morning.… MORE
Bread for Life food co-op reopens for those in need
After five months, another option for the homeless population in McLean County re-opened again, Monday.… MORE
COVID has mixed impact on Bloomington crime data, interim chief sees less gang violence
Crime was down 14.1% in Bloomington last year, but COVID-19 had a mixed impact on the data, according to the city’s interim police chief.… MORE
Federal rental relief dollars are coming to Illinois
“Housing is a human right.”… MORE
McLean County adds 70 cases of coronavirus; Rolling positivity rate below 3%
McLean County’s rolling positivity rate dropped to 2.5% Monday, which is the lowest it has been since mid-March.… MORE
McLean County board seeks a new county administrator
The McLean County board is on the lookout for a new county administrator to replace current administrator Camille Rodriguez.… MORE
Rolling positivity rate inches down; MCHD reports 37 new cases of coronavirus
McLean County added 37 cases of coronavirus Friday as the health department has reported 301 new cases over the last week.… MORE
Recycling program spared from the trash heap in McLean County
A proposal for McLean County government to spend $65,000 this year for a drop box recycling program found new life after a county board committee voted against the idea last month.… MORE
Bipartisan effort planned to draw ‘fair maps’ in McLean County
McLean County Board Chairman John McIntyre announced a plan Thursday night he hopes will take politics out of drawing the county board’s district map for the next decade.… 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…