Key decisions are expected to be made as soon as Thursday night on redistricting, a once-in-a-decade process potentially altering the McLean County Board’s political makeup for years to come.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Congressman LaHood hopes Illinois losing congressional seat is a ‘wake-up call’
Illinois will lose a seat in Congress after the U.S. Census Bureau’s recent population data shows a decline in the number of residents.… MORE
Rare breed of goat born at Miller Park Zoo
The Miller Park Zoo welcomed a new animal last month – a male San Clemente goat.… MORE
McLean County adds 43 cases of coronavirus
The McLean County Health Department Wednesday reported 43 new cases of coronavirus.… MORE
Congressman LaHood calls former President Trump’s Facebook ban a ‘terrible precedent’
According to one Central Illinois lawmaker, Facebook’s Oversight Board decided to continue the network’s ban of former President Donald Trump’s social media accounts set’s a ‘terrible precedent.’… MORE
BN Restaurant Week starts May 14
With many restaurants impacted this past year due to COVID, the Bloomington-Normal Area Convention and Visitors Bureau is looking to uplift local restaurant owners, cooks, and servers.… MORE
3 more COVID-related deaths in McLean County
Three additional McLean County residents have died from coronavirus complications.… MORE
Bloomington Kiwanis Club holding flower sale to send kids to camp
As Mother’s Day weekend approaches, the Bloomington Kiwanis Club is holding their 12th annual flower sale fundraiser.… MORE
Illinois farmers have been busy
Weather last week in Illinois was warm and damp for farmers, with the average temperature 62.8 degrees and precipitation just over an inch.… MORE
Normal to spend $1.1 million for street resurfacing
The Normal Town Council is moving ahead with $1.1 million worth of street resurfacing to begin later this month.… 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…