Bloomington Police arrested a teenager early Thursday after some property allegedly stolen from a neighboring police department was on the teen’s wrists.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
IWU wins “BloNo Campus Voter Registration Challenge”
Illinois Wesleyan University topped Illinois State University and Heartland Community College to win the “BloNo Campus Voter Registration Challenge.”… MORE
IDPH reports 4,942 new COVID cases, highest single-day total
COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Illinois as public health officials Thursday reported the highest single-day total since the start of the pandemic.… MORE
MCHD reports 34 new COVID cases; Positivity rate back above 4%
McLean County’s rolling positivity rate jumped a whole percentage point to 4.4% as local health officials Thursday reported 34 new cases of COVID-19.… MORE
Bloomington entrepreneur announces bid for mayor
A day after Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner announced he won’t seek a third term, a candidate for the city council has changed course and will now run for mayor.… MORE
High bond for Bloomington man in child pornography case
A Bloomington man remained jailed Wednesday night on $1 million bond for child pornography.… MORE
Congressman LaHood says the second stimulus unlikely
There will not be another stimulus package, according to a Central Illinois Congressman.… MORE
Bloomington receives multi-million grant from HUD
As part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant, the City of Bloomington received a multi-million dollar grant to help with lead abatement.… MORE
Mayor of Bloomington will not seek re-election
Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner announced he won’t be running for a third term this spring.… MORE
62 new COVID cases in McLean County
The McLean County Health Department Wednesday announced 62 new cases of coronavirus as 51 additional people have recovered.… 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…