Just a day after violence erupted in the nation’s capital, a Republican Congressman from Illinois calls for Congress to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove President Trump from office.… MORE
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Central Illinoisans attending Wednesday’s demonstrations in D.C. set to return Thursday
After a long 17-hour trip to the nation’s capital, a bus full of President Trump’s supporters are on their way back home to Central Illinois.… MORE
Duckworth: Unlike anything I’ve ever seen on domestic soil
Thousands of violent protesters stormed the Capitol on Wednesday as Congress was in session to count the Electoral College vote confirming the 2020 election for President-elect Joe Biden.… MORE
IDPH reports 7,569 new COVID cases, 139 additional deaths
The Illinois Department of Public Health Wednesday reported 7,569 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus and 139 additional deaths.… MORE
City of Bloomington asking for community input on O’Neil Park Pool plans
For decades, O’Neil Park Pool served as a community gathering place; however, after the facility’s demolition, the City of Bloomington is seeking input on a new aquatics center.… MORE
3 additional COVID-related deaths reported in McLean County
The McLean County Health Department Wednesday reported three more coronavirus-related deaths as the number of local residents hospitalized his hit a new high.… MORE
No decision yet on Twin-Cities liquor license holder accused of COVID rule violations
A hearing was held in Uptown Normal Tuesday, but there was no decision whether a local restaurant and bar violated terms of its liquor license by defying Gov. JB Pritzker’s COVID-19 restrictions.… MORE
No COVID outbreak at McLean County Jail despite claims otherwise, sheriff says
There is no COVID-19 outbreak at the McLean County Jail, according to the sheriff, despite claims on social media that the virus is a problem there.… MORE
Man convicted of 1991 fatal shooting in Normal jailed on drug dealing charges
A high bond has been set for a Bloomington man jailed on new drug dealing charges because of prior drug convictions and a decades-old fatal shooting that killed a teenager.… MORE
Illinois’ economic comeback continues
The economic recovery in Illinois has a University of Illinois professor somewhat optimistic.… 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…