People in south Bloomington were able to see flames and smoke shoot up into the air late Thursday night and early Friday morning because of a huge brush fire.… MORE
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No apologies from county clerk rivals in Thursday night face-off
The heated rhetoric that’s marked the McLean County Clerk’s contest showed no signs of cooling off Thursday night as the two candidates met for their first and possibly only joint appearance.… MORE
City hopes Richards ethics complaint to receive swift outside review
Bloomington’s city attorney is hoping for a speedy outside review of the ethics complaint against Nikita Richards, who’s the Democratic candidate for McLean County Clerk.… MORE
Esports tournament coming to Central Illinois
Grossinger Motors Arena is set to host a not so typical sporting tournament for central Illinois.… MORE
Illinois State Board of Elections offers voting 101
With the Nov. 6 election quickly approaching many voters may have questions when it comes to casting ballots.… MORE
Crews snuff out mobile home fire in southwest Bloomington
Bloomington firefighters quickly extinguished a fire late Tuesday afternoon at a mobile home on the city’s southwest side.… MORE
Rauner in Twin Cities sees opioid disposal program as lifesaver
Gov. Bruce Rauner was in Bloomington Tuesday promoting public and private efforts to keep addictive painkillers out of the wrong hands.… MORE
Troopers cite Macon County man for car-moped crash near Bloomington
A Macon County man is being blamed for causing a car-moped crash between Bloomington and Heyworth that injured two people, one of them seriously… MORE
Normal Council picks bank executive to serve on airport board
The Normal Town Council has filled a vacancy on the Bloomington-Normal Airport Authority, which oversees operations at Central Illinois Regional Airport.… MORE
Zoning overhaul seeks to simplify land use codes, help spur downtown development
Bloomington aldermen are ready to present to the public a massive zoning overhaul that will guide land use decisions for years to come.… 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…