Heartland Community College will once again be offering in-person learning for students in the Heartland Academy for Learning Opportunities, or HALO, program.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Warm week good for Illinois farmers
Let’s talk crop progress! And there is some progress to report.… MORE
McLean County Republican Party names 2021 Everyday Hero Award winner
Mike Jones, President of Western Ave. Community Center has been named the 2021 Everyday Hero Award winner.… MORE
3 additional COVID-related deaths reported in McLean County
The McLean County Health Department Tuesday reported three more coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the number of lives lost to 213.… MORE
Bloomington’s mayor-elect calls for council to formally denounce Carrillo
Bloomington’s next mayor is taking the lead on issuing a formal reprimand against Ward 6 Alderwoman Jenn Carrillo who made disparaging remarks last week against two incoming city council members.… MORE
Council rejects water shutoffs for financially-strapped Bloomington residents, rebuffs call for reduced police spending
Bloomington’s city government will for now not shut off water for non-payment of bills.… MORE
Former Unit 5 teacher wanted for rape in Nashville, shortly after local charges dropped
A former Unit 5 teacher is wanted for sexual battery by an authority figure and rape in Nashville, just months after charges were dismissed in McLean County following accusations of child molestation.… MORE
Eric West named Bloomington Fire Chief
Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason on Monday announced Eric West will be the city’s next fire chief.… MORE
Redistricting in Illinois has super-minority Republicans calling for fairness
Republicans in Washington are trying to navigate a new way – without control of either chamber of Congress or the White House.… MORE
CDM ‘Doctors in Concert’ fundraiser will support new collaboration with local pediatricians
Local doctors are working together to support a pilot program at the Children’s Discovery Museum in Uptown Normal.… 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…