Pontiac residents assembled to prevent the demolition of the Camp Humiston Swimming Pool, but city administrators say the pool is unsafe and must be torn down.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Local nurse charged with neglect leading to elderly patient’s death
A McLean County grand jury has charged a Bloomington nurse with criminal neglect that allegedly caused a patient’s death last year.… MORE
Pontiac man sentenced to prison for predatory sexual assault
A Pontiac man has been sentenced to 120 years in jail after a jury found him guilty of predatory sexual assault of a child.… MORE
Shots fired, BPD asking for the public’s help
Bloomington Police are asking for the public’s help after gun shots were fired late Monday evening.… MORE
Veterans Parkway businesses expected to see minor impact from roadwork
In the dark of the night and in the wee hours of the morning, crews took to Veterans Parkway late Monday to start a long-awaited resurfacing project.… MORE
State fire marshal probes Woodford County grain elevator blast
Firefighters rushed to the scene of a grain elevator explosion in Eureka early Monday morning, but there were no injuries.… MORE
Resurfacing to begin on Fell Avenue
Resurfacing work will begin Tuesday (weather permitting) and continue through Friday along Fell Avenue from both Cherry Street to Willow Street and Vernon Avenue to Irving Street.… MORE
MCCA hosts round table to highlight success throughout McLean and Livingston County
Despite questions surrounding state funding, Mid Central Community Action remains strong supporting those in need in McLean and Livingston County.… MORE
Peoria man arrested for allegedly manufacturing, delivering cocaine
Bloomington Police have arrested a Peoria man for allegedly manufacturing and delivering narcotics.… MORE
Consultant keeps secret potential sports complex sites
The head of a consulting firm that finds it feasible for Bloomington and Normal to build an indoor and outdoor multi-sports complex here is not willing to reveal potential sites for the estimated $43.6 million venue.… 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…