Local health officials Tuesday reported eight more coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the number of lives lost in McLean County to 160.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Bloomington city manager’s contract extended to run until 2025
The Bloomington City Council’s contract with City Manager Tim Gleason has been extended nine months, but his annual salary will remain the same at a little more than $197,000.… MORE
Bloomington Liquor Commission to rule on two more COVID violation cases
Two more liquor license holders in Bloomington face possible fines after Mayor Tari Renner filed complaints charging them with violating Gov. JB Pritzker’s COVID-19 guidelines.… MORE
MCHD Administrator: It’s been a long year
While many residents are frustrated with the COVID-19 vaccination process, many praise the McLean County Health Department and their efforts during the pandemic.… MORE
Bloomington Dr. says symptoms after the COVID-19 is a good sign
A Bloomington Doctor says some people are experiencing mild symptoms after receiving their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccination, but that’s a good sign.… MORE
MCHD reports 100 new cases of coronavirus
McLean County added 100 new cases of coronavirus since Friday and health officials are advising people to get tested if you attended a Super Bowl party.… MORE
Man from Normal sentenced to 300-years in prison for sexually assaulting a child
A judge has ordered a man from Normal to spend the rest of his life in prison for sexually assaulting a child.… MORE
District 87’s Reilly to leave superintendent’s post next year
Elected leaders in McLean County’s second largest school district start the process later this month of choosing a new superintendent.… MORE
ISU teaching assistants picket over contract negotiations
A few dozen students, many of them ISU graduate teaching assistants, gathered at the corner of College Avenue and School Street on Friday afternoon.… MORE
U of I professor looks at Super Bowl commercials and consumer behavior
Great commercial. Now, what was it for? A University of Illinois professor who studies consumer behavior says there could be some of that going around during Sunday night’s Super Bowl.… 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…