More than 1300 students have tested positive for the virus, that is half of the entire county’s total since the beginning of the pandemic.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Normal Council moves closer to raising local gas tax
A narrow majority of Normal Town Council members appear ready to support doubling the local gasoline tax to help pay for road projects, and perhaps boost the town’s contribution to Connect Transit.… MORE
36 new COVID cases in McLean County
McLean County added 36 new coronavirus cases Wednesday as 17 additional people recovered from the virus.… MORE
Fatal motorcycle crash Tuesday night
llinois State Police and the McLean County Coroner’s office are investigating an overnight motorcycle fatality.… MORE
Charges dismissed against former Unit 5 teacher
McLean County prosecutors have dismissed all charges against a former Unit 5 teacher accused of sexually molesting two first graders in his class when he taught at Glenn Elementary School in Normal.… MORE
Liquor commission to hold hearing on status of Cadillac Jacks liquor license
The Bloomington liquor commission will meet Thursday to discuss the status of Cadillac Jacks liquor license.… MORE
Police search for stolen credit card suspect
The DeWitt County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to identify a man who used a stolen credit card.… MORE
Former ISU President Gene Budig passes away
Former Illinois State University President Gene Budig died Tuesday. He was 81.… MORE
Two men arrested for gun offenses in Bloomington
Two Bloomington men were arrested Monday for gun offenses in two separate investigations. … MORE
MCHD reports 26 new COVID cases
The McLean County Health Department Tuesday reported 26 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total to 2,626.… 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…