OSF St. Joseph Medical Center will be on emergency generator power until sometime Thursday as repairs are made to feeder lines.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
IAA Drive in Bloomington to close
Effective Thursday 7 a.m to 5 p.m., IAA Drive between Rowe Drive and just south of the Country Financial entrance will be closed to thru traffic for storm sewer replacement at 710 IAA Dr.… MORE
Alderman sees ‘harmony’ as council adopts civilian police board rules
Almost a year ago, one of the most contentious issues in Bloomington was the creation of a civilian police board. Tuesday night, Bloomington aldermen approved rules for the seven-member Public Safety and Community Relations Board, and brochures that are being distributed to the public.… MORE
Bloomington aldermen hear District 87’s objections on TIF incentives
Bloomington aldermen heard pleas from District 87’s superintendent Tuesday night to minimize the impact tax increment financing has on the school district.… MORE
Rasmussen one of three finalists for next Bloomington city manager
Interim Bloomington City Manager Steve Rasmussen has made the final cut along with two other Central Illinois city managers to become Bloomington’s permanent city manager.… MORE
Veterinary program offers loans to graduating veterinarians
The agriculture industry could always use more veterinarians in Illinois.… MORE
Bloomington PD investigates donut shop robbery
Police have released a description of a man suspected of robbing a donut shop over the weekend.… MORE
Discover history and river critters on tour of Letcher Basin
Parklands Foundation is inviting nature and history lovers to join in a tour of Letcher Basin.… MORE
Bloomington council to address District 87’s TIF concerns
The debate whether tax increment financing should be used as an economic development tool is shifting to the south side of Division Street.… MORE
Three hurt as farm tractor, two other vehicles crash on Yuton Blacktop
A three-vehicle crash Sunday involving a farm tractor on the Yuton Blacktop just northwest of Normal left three people hurt.… 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…