A Normal Town Council member has announced he’s seeking a second four-year term.… MORE
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Fire damages Normal home, injures 3 residents
A fire in a basement of a home in Normal injured three of the four occupants Thursday morning.… MORE
Unit 5 to form panel to address substitute teachers’ concerns
Unit 5 substitute teachers have made another appeal to the school board for their first pay raise in almost two decades.… MORE
Red Cross sending, recruiting volunteers for anticipated hurricane relief
The American Red Cross is preparing to send several local workers to help with recovery from Hurricane Florence, and is recruiting new volunteers to join them.… MORE
LeRoy PD aid in arrest of Chicago murder suspect
Police in McLean County’s third largest community have assisted Chicago Police in solving a murder case.… MORE
Statistician expects record harvest
The state and nation are expected to set records in corn and soybean yields this fall.… MORE
As African swine fever threatens Asia, Illinois producers continue precautions
An outbreak of African swine fever is decimating the Chinese pork market, but industry experts say preventive measures make a similar outbreak here highly unlikely. … MORE
Steady harvest progress according to weekly report
Illinois crops are edging further into the harvest stage.… MORE
Construction starting on new exhibit at Children’s Discovery Museum
New energy is blowing in to Normal’s Children’s Discovery Museum.… MORE
Bloomington’s Gleason: Local sports complex far from a done deal
Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason said Tuesday evening that staffers from both Twin-Cities are off to the Quad Cities this week to learn about a multi-sports complex there.… 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…