A missing pooch named Kane has been gone for more than a week and his owner would love to have him back.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
West Nile Virus found in Logan County mosquito pool
Evidence of West Nile Virus has turned up in a small Logan County community. A batch of mosquitoes in Beason, east of Lincoln, tested positive for the virus on Thursday, according to the Logan County Department of Public Health.… MORE
Advocate BroMenn promotes executive to VP post
A rural El Paso resident has been named to a top position at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center and Advocate Eureka Hospital.… MORE
Police: Man beaten and robbed on Constitution Trail
Illinois State University Police have issued their first crime advisory of the new school year, informing the campus about a robbery and beating that happened Thursday afternoon on the Constitution Trail.… MORE
Mistrial declared in McLean County rape case
A McLean County judge has declared a mistrial in the case of a Bloomington man charged with sexually assaulting a local woman.… MORE
Bloomington-Normal jobless rate falls, but so does number of jobs
The unemployment rate in Bloomington-Normal fell last month, matching a statewide trend.… MORE
Unit 5 sees education fund in the red as district boosts teachers pay
Unit 5 administrators presented to the school board Wednesday night a tentative budget for the next fiscal year that has a nearly $5.9 million structural deficit in the education fund.
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Sears confirms it’s closing Eastland Mall store
Sears Department Store is closing this fall at Bloomington’s Eastland Mall. It’s one of 46 unprofitable stores nationwide to shut its doors in November, according to a statement released Wednesday by parent company Sears Holdings.… MORE
Heartland to provide continuing education to Exelon workers in Clinton
Heartland Community College has partnered with Exelon to provide workforce education for employees at the Clinton nuclear power plant.… MORE
Group focused on keeping kids in school looking for votes for State Farm grant
A local group that tries to keep kids in school is in the running for a grant from State Farm.… 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…