A Bloomington-Normal native who served the community in a variety of ways has been honored for his love of others.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
BEC ballot proposal confusing some voters
With Election Day just five days away voters will have many races and measures to decide especially in Bloomington.… MORE
Second man charged in Princeville double homicide
A $3 million bond has been set for Matthew J. Roberts, 20 of Princeville, for the double homicide of Susan Brill de Ramirez and Antonio Ramirez Barron.… MORE
Victim identified in North Oak Street shooting
The victim of a shooting in northwest Bloomington Tuesday night has been identified.… MORE
Area school districts get poor grades
A handful of area schools have been listed as under-performing under a new labeling system for schools from the Illinois State Board of Education.… MORE
UPDATED: North Oak Street gunshot victim dies
A shooting in a usually quiet neighborhood in northwest Bloomington Tuesday night seriously wounded a man.… MORE
Coroner: Elderly child molester suffered fatal heart attack
An elderly Bloomington man, who allegedly stabbed himself in a McLean County courtroom after a jury found him guilty of child molestation, died Tuesday of apparent natural causes.… MORE
Peoria County man charged with killing parents
A Peoria County man has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder Tuesday in a bond hearing for the death of his parents, … MORE
Bloomington Rabbi reflects on Pittsburgh Synagogue shooting
After Saturday’s shooting that took 11 lives at the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue in Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh many members of the Jewish community have given their thoughts on the incident.… MORE
Sen. Rubio returns the favor for GOP’s Davis
Rodney Davis’ re-election campaign for Congress pulled out all the stops Monday, bringing in one of the GOP’s biggest names to rally Davis’ supporters.… 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…