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
Category Archives: Local News
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
Coroner: Bloomington man walking on I-74 struck and killed by a semi
A semi-trailer truck struck and killed a Bloomington man early Sunday while he was walking along Interstate 74 near Farmer City. … MORE
McLean County Health Department warns of teen vaping this summer
Now that school’s out for the summer in most Central Illinois communities, McLean County health officials want to educate parents about something their children might experiment with in their down time – e-cigarettes.… MORE
OSF Life Flight shifting one aircraft to Bloomington full-time
A medical helicopter is staying in Bloomington on a full-time basis to improve the availability of emergency air service.… MORE
E-waste recycling sites dwindle in McLean County
Recent law changes will result in the Town of Normal having only one electronic waste recycling center.… 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…