As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues worldwide for adults, vaccine testing is now underway to be administered in children.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
66 new coronavirus cases reported in McLean County
McLean County health officials Thursday reported 66 new cases of coronavirus as the county’s rolling positivity rate inched up to 7.5%.… MORE
Bloomington’s Whalen given more prison time as he finishes sentence for 1991 killing
Additional prison time has been ordered for a Bloomington man who is almost done serving a sentence for killing his father in the Twin-Cities 30 years ago.… MORE
Wall Street on the rise as Joe Biden sworn in as President
Stocks are on the rise amid optimism of a new stimulus package after Joe Biden was sworn in as the country’s 46th President.… MORE
Barickman: I’ll wait my turn just like everyone else
Some lawmakers in Springfield think they should move up the priority list to get the COVID-19 vaccine. But one local state Senator does not agree.… MORE
Police: Arrest made in fatal shooting in Lincoln
Authorities say they have arrested a 67-year-old woman in the alleged shooting death of her husband.… MORE
IDPH reports 107 additional COVID-related deaths
The Illinois Department of Public Health Wednesday reported 4,822 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus and 107 additional deaths.… MORE
MCHD reports 2 additional COVID-related deaths
A woman in her 80s and a man in his 90s have died from COVID-19 complications, according to local health officials Wednesday.… MORE
CIRA reports travel down 57% in 2020
Like so many other airports across the country, travel was down more than 50% last year at Central Illinois Regional Airport due to the ongoing pandemic.… MORE
Immigration measure moves closer to final Bloomington council vote
A welcoming city ordinance aiming to protect undocumented immigrants in Bloomington from deportation is a step closer to a city council vote.… 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…