By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – A mouth watering restaurant in Bloomington announced the construction of a new restaurant starting in the spring. Biaggi’s Restorante Italiano, which started in Bloomington 20 years ago, announced the purchase of six acres of land on the northeast corner of Route 9 and Airport Rd. “[The new resturant] will have…… MORE
Eastbound W. Beaufort Street between Broadway Avenue and Uptown Circle will be closed for concrete pavement repairs beginning at 6 a.m. Monday.… MORE
Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner does not agree with a departing alderman’s contention that the city’s elected leaders don’t respect each other’s talents and strengths.… MORE
DeWitt County States Attorney is investigating a video posted on social media that depicted a dog being abused.… MORE
McLean County Sheriff’s Police have beefed up security at the Law and Justice Center since a man in mid-July smuggled a knife into a courtroom and stabbed himself after he was convicted of child molestation.… MORE
Two Normal Town Council members are praising a call for closer cooperation among local governments, particularly when it comes to economic development.… MORE
Two grocery stores in Central Illinois will be closing their doors.… MORE
McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage has announced a new program that aims to help people struggling with opioid addiction by offering crucial treatment services.… MORE
Following a brief chase, a Bloomington man was arrested for allegedly making cocaine.… MORE
U.S. Representative of the 13th District Rodney Davis and U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood announced Tuesday that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded the Central Illinois Regional Airport (CIRA) in Bloomington a large grant.… MORE
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.” …
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…
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…
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…