The Republican candidate for attorney general says she wants the office to take a harder line on public corruption.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
TIF seen as possible incentive to develop Mennonite Hospital site
Bloomington aldermen were told Monday night that tax increment financing might be used to develop vacant land in the 800 block of North Main Street.… MORE
Immigration advocates frustrated by lack of council action as police chief tries to build trust
Bloomington aldermen remained silent at their council meeting Monday night about an ordinance Mayor Tari Renner took off the agenda that sought to calm fears that local police would work to deport undocumented immigrants.… MORE
The Fresh Market in Normal to close
The Fresh Market announced today it will be closing 15 of its stores, including its location in Normal.… MORE
McLean County ranked 5th in DUI arrests across Illinois in 2017
A new study from the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists ranks the Twin Cities top amongst the state in driving while intoxicated arrests.… MORE
Normal picks Ryan Otto to head Engineering Department
The Town of Normal has chosen a new Director of Engineering to replace Gene Brown, who ended his 33-year career at the end of May.… MORE
Sheriff’s Department searching for man who impersonated an officer
The McLean County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a man suspected of impersonating a police officer.… MORE
Renner cancels special meeting on welcoming ordinance, cites lack of support
Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner has cancelled tonight’s special city council meeting on a proposed welcoming city ordinance, citing a lack of council support for the measure.… MORE
Renner: Bloomington ‘deserves closure’ on welcoming city debate
As the Bloomington City Council prepares to vote on a welcoming city ordinance, advocacy groups are voicing support and opposition to the resolution.… MORE
Second annual Half Century Bike Ride set to hit Lexington and McLean County
Bike riders in Lexington and McLean County can get a work out and help out a good cause at the same time.… 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…