Corionavirus cases has reached 100, as six more residents have tested positive for COVID-19, Livingston County Health Department Officials reported tuesday. … MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Normal Police searching for missing man
The Normal Police Department is searching for 52-year-old Alexander Goldman.… MORE
Majority of ISU classes moving online
The Redbirds Return plan at Illinois State University will now include as many classes moving online as possible.… MORE
MCHD reports 18 new cases of COVID-19
The McLean County Health Department reports 18 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total to 570 cases. … MORE
Hy-Vee accepting SNAP, EBT for grocery pickup orders
Hy-Vee has announced it is now accepting SNAP, EBT as payment for grocery pickup orders.… MORE
COVID-19 cases increase at McLean County Jail
The McLean County Jail now has four new cases of COVID-19.… MORE
DCFS responds after Rica Rountree’s mother protests outside Bloomington office
The mother of Rica Rountree, the Bloomington 8-year-old who was murdered by her father’s girlfriend in January of 2019, protested outside the Bloomington DCFS office on Monday. She called for changes to be made within the agency.… MORE
Bloomington council’s Carrillo blocks traffic as protesters rally outside county jail
About 100 demonstrators rallied Monday evening outside the McLean County Jail, and a Bloomington city council member was more than just a spectator.… MORE
Fitness Center envisioned for vacant space at Twin-Cities shopping center
A local economy damaged by the COVID-19 pandemic would get a boost from a new fitness center if it wins approval from Normal’s town government.… MORE
Firefighters save part of a burning building in Towanda
Firefighters were able to save three-quarters a burning building after a fire broke out at the Precision Tool & Die factory.… 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…