Serious domestic violence cases have been on the rise in McLean County since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, including a case filed this week in which a Bloomington man is accused of repeatedly choking a woman and holding a knife to her neck.… MORE
McLean County health officials Friday reported 19 new cases of coronavirus as the rolling positivity rate fell to 3.3%.… MORE
People who oppose the graduated tax question on the November ballot say it’ll soon enough mean higher taxes for many, many Illinoisans.… MORE
Early in-person voting for the November election started Thursday in McLean County.… MORE
Movie lovers rejoice! The Normal Theater is reopening its doors after being shuttered due to the ongoing Coronaivurs pandemic.… MORE
Unit 5 plans to have students return to in-person learning in a hybrid format later next month.… MORE
Some of the youngest children in Bloomington School District 87 will return to the classroom late next month, according to a plan presented to the school board Wednesday night.… MORE
The McLean County Health Department Thursday reported two COVID-related deaths, bringing the number of lives lost to 22.… MORE
Fire crews from Bloomington-Normal rescued two workers after a malfunction with scaffolding outside State Farm.… MORE
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White on Wednesday announced that expiration dates for driver’s licenses and ID cards have been extended an additional three months until Feb. 1, 2021.… MORE
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.” …
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…
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…
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…