Since the end of November the Normal Theater has been closed due to COVID-19. That will change later this week.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
MCHD reports 83 new cases of coronavirus
83 new cases of coronavirus were reported Monday in McLean County.… MORE
HSHM getting set for ‘Night In A Car’
A local organization is gearing up for its annual event that shines a spotlight on the hidden aspect of homelessness.… MORE
Sen. Dick Durbin on upcoming impeachment trial
The senator who makes his home in Springfield says former President Trump should be held accountable for what happened Jan. 6 – the Capitol insurrection. … MORE
Woman in custody after stabbing in Normal Sunday afternoon
Normal Police responded to the Lancaster Heights Apartment Complex around 4:00 pm Sunday to a report of someone stabbed.… MORE
Lead investigator takes the stand in McLean County triple murder trial
Sergeant Tim Power, who led the investigation into a 2018 shooting that left three dead and a child unable to walk, testified in a McLean County courtroom on Friday.… MORE
Reditus Laboratories in Pekin says it has detected new COVID-19 mutation that may be related to UK variant
Reditus Laboratories in Pekin says it has detected a new COVID-19 mutation that may be linked to the variant first found in the United Kingdom.… MORE
State Rep. Brady calling on Gov. Pritzker to veto police reform bill
Law enforcement agencies across the state are calling for Gov. Pritzker to veto a police reform bill that passed during the lame-duck session, which ends cash bail within two years.… MORE
50 small businesses in Normal split $450,000 as part of COVID relief
To help small businesses stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Town of Normal rewarded fifty small businesses a share of $450,000.… MORE
IDPH reports 4,156 new cases of coronavirus
State health officials Friday reported 71 additional COVID-related deaths and 4,156 new cases of coronavirus.… 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…