The state is now partnering with Hy-Vee pharmacies across central and northern Illinois to offer coronavirus vaccinations to eligible people.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
MCHD reports 69 new cases of coronavirus
McLean County added 69 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday as the rolling positivity rate is 6.1%.… MORE
LaHood: Everybody recommends getting the vaccine
A local Congressman says he got his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and is encouraging everyone to get vaccinated when it’s their turn.… MORE
Possible end of cash bail in Illinois
Gov. Pritzker is considering a bill the legislature has sent him to eliminate cash bail in Illinois in two years.… MORE
Indigenous Peoples’ Day to be celebrated in Bloomington, council narrowly backs eliminating Columbus Day
The City of Bloomington will recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day as a way to educate the community about the plight of Native Americans following a unanimous city council vote Monday night.… MORE
Defense, prosecution deliver opening statements in trial for 2018 Bloomington triple homicide
Monday marked day one for a man accused of shooting and killing three adults and seriously injuring a child at an apartment in Bloomington in June of 2018.… MORE
Sally Turner appointed as Illinois State Senator
Sally Turner is now the newest member of the Illinois Senate after being appointed over the weekend by the Republican County Chairs of McLean, Logan, Menard, Sangamon and Tazewell Counties.… MORE
Police may have uncovered forgery scam from businesses in Twin-Cities
Police in McLean County’s third largest community of LeRoy have arrested a woman who authorities think may have been writing fake checks to steal from businesses in Bloomington-Normal to Champaign-Urbana.… MORE
Ameren Illinois activates Emergency Operations Center
Ameren Illinois has activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in preparation for snow and ice across central Illinois.… MORE
Winter Weather expected to bring freezing rain and hazardous road conditions
Much of Central Illinois remains under a winter weather advisory until midday Tuesday, as three separate rounds of snowfall and ice are expected to bring hazardous road conditions and possible power outages.… 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…