McLean County Coroner Dr. Kathy Yoder says a single vehicle crash claimed the life of a 45-year-old man early Saturday morning.… MORE
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You still can’t vote often, but Illinois election authorities want you to do it early
Vote-by-mail is so 2020 !!… MORE
Four employees at McLean County Nursuing Home test positive for COVID-19
McLean County Administrator Camille Rodriguez on Friday confirmed that four employees at the McLean County Nursing Home have tested positive for COVID-19.… MORE
McLean County adds 32 new cases of COVID-19
The McLean County Health Department on Friday announced 32 new cases of COVID-19, but 14 additional residents have recovered from the virus.… MORE
Bloomington woman charged with delivering baby in a toilet
A Bloomington woman is jailed on charges she delivered a baby in a toilet last December and allowed the infant to die there.… MORE
Normal Mayor: “Were working together to get on top of this”
While colleges and universities in the Twin-Cities begin some in-person instruction next week, Normal’s top elected official says he’s commending leaders of the town’s schools working around the clock to prevent the spread of COVID-19.… MORE
State distributing 2.5 million free face masks to public schools
The state is distributing 2.5 million free cloth face coverings to public schools across Illinois.… MORE
4 IWU students test positive for coronavirus
Illinois Wesleyan University is testing all students for COVID-19 once they arrive to campus and in the first phase of testing four students have received a positive result.… MORE
20 new COVID cases in McLean County
McLean County added 20 new cases of coronavirus on Thursday, bringing the county total to 690.… MORE
Gov. Pritzker stops in Bloomington to announce COVID-19 funding
The governor and local officials gathered at the Bloomington-Normal YMCA Wednesday afternoon to announce the first round of grant money for small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.… 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…