The executive director of the IHSA says basketball has the green light to play during the COVID-19 pandemic.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Ecology Action Center encouraging proper leaf management
The Ecology Action Center urges McLean County residents to protect local water supplies by using proper leaf management.… MORE
Londrigan: I’m the better choice for health care
Betsy Dirksen Londrigan is pushing back on one of the attack ads against her.… MORE
MCHD reports 37th COVID-related death; 19 new cases
A 37th McLean County resident has died from COVID-19 complications.… MORE
Hy-Vee to implement sterile cart system
Hy-Vee is introducing an automated cleaning system that fully cleans and sanitizes shopping carts after every use.… MORE
Senate Republicans urge transparency in the fight against COVID-19
This is not Missouri, but some Illinois state senators are saying, “Show Me.”… MORE
District 87 school board mulls easing graduation requirements for seniors learning online
District 87 administrators are proposing to lighten the load on seniors at Bloomington High School, who face the prospect of finishing their studies remotely next spring because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.… MORE
Police: Twin-Cities man arrested after young abuse victim suffers head injury
Normal Police confirmed Wednesday night they’ve arrested a local man accused of physically abusing a child last month.… MORE
Illinois announces 6,110 new COVID cases, 51 additional deaths
As coronavirus continues its statewide spread, Illinois Wednesday added 51 deaths and 6,110 new coronavirus cases to its count. And more of the state is edging toward – or already into – stricter mitigation protocol.… MORE
IHSA plans to play basketball, goes against the state’s guidelines
The Illinois High School Association has decided to go ahead with the upcoming basketball season, going against the wishes of the governor and state public health officials.… 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…