A Normal Planning Commissioner has announced he’s running for a spot on the Normal Town Council after the longest serving council member announced he’s not seeking re-election.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Property taxes seen flat to lower as District 87 proposes 2018 levy
District 87 administrators believe property taxes will be flat to a little bit lower even as they expect to collect more from landowners for the next school year.… MORE
Kitchen fire damages northwest Normal apartment
The American Red Cross came to the aid of a woman whose apartment in northwest Normal was damaged by fire Tuesday night.… MORE
Assistant City Manager Rasmussen steps down
The partnership between new Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason and his top assistant, who once sought Gleason’s job, has come to an end after just a few months.… MORE
Council okays west side job training center, zoo upgrades
A century old building on Bloomington’s west side will be used as a job training site for women.… MORE
Bloomington council calls for ‘pension spiking’ crackdown
New Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason said an ordinance unanimously passed by the city council Monday night requires him to curb “pension spiking” for retiring city workers that costs taxpayers millions of dollars.… MORE
Tazewell County Deputy recognized as hero
National Teen Safe Driving Week starts Sunday as this week and every week, parents should have conversations with their teens about the important rules they need to follow to stay safe behind the wheel.… MORE
BPD search for missing teen
The Bloomington Police Department is seeking help from the public in locating a missing juvenile.… MORE
Shots fired early Saturday morning in Normal
The sound of gunshots were heard early Saturday morning in the 800 block of South Fell Avenue in Normal.… MORE
UPDATED: Prosecutor says Facebook user knew LeRoy girl he was soliciting for sex was only 11
A man reportedly told LeRoy Police he was drunk, and it was stupid for him to communicate with an 11-year old girl he knew on the Facebook Messenger application to lure her into having sex.… 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…