Police are investigating a shots fired incident that happened Wednesday afternoon on Bloomington’s west side.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
U of I professor commissioned to compose a piece of classical music from coronavirus
What does coronavirus sound like?… MORE
111 new cases of coronavirus in McLean County
The McLean County Health Department says there are 43 McLean County residents in the hospital due to COVID.… MORE
UPDATED: High bond set for Bloomington man charged with stabbing his brother
Charges filed against a Bloomington man on Tuesday accuse him of stabbing his brother over the weekend.… MORE
Bloomington’s Carrillo lashes out at a pair of newly elected city council members
Bloomington will greet three new city council members, but a current alderwoman is not rolling out the welcome mat for two of the new members elected on Tuesday.… MORE
Municipal election results
Municipal election results included a new mayor in Bloomington and a successful re-election bid for the mayor of Normal.… MORE
UIS planting flags to call attention to the problem of sexual assault
University of Illinois Springfield is planting a flag – one thousand of them, actually – to call attention to the problem of sexual assault.… MORE
First weekly crop report of the season
It’s time to start the weekly USDA Illinois crop report.… MORE
McLean County hospitals almost full; MCHD reports 44 new cases of COVID
McLean County hospitals are almost full as the number of people hospitalized due to COVID-19 continues to inch up.… MORE
ISU celebrates Homecoming this week
It’s Homecoming week on the campus of Illinois State University, but most events are virtual this spring due to the ongoing pandemic.… 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…