Rivian Automotive plans to unveil two of its cars at the Los Angeles International Auto Show this November.… MORE
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Bloomington, Normal set holiday, summer public works schedule
Bloomington Public Works crews will collect household garbage and recycling on Memorial Day, while Normal will collect all except bulk waste, landscape waste and brush on Monday.… MORE
Karch: Public backs removal of downtown traffic signals
The Bloomington Public Works Department has been receiving helpful feedback from the public on whether to remove the traffic signals on Front Street at Main Street and Center Street.… MORE
Council backs ‘parklet’ pilot for Uptown, ok’s north Normal apartment complex
A wine bar will be the first business in Uptown Normal to offer some outdoor seating following Normal Town Council action Monday night.… MORE
Ex-Eastview pastor charged with physically abusing infant daughter
A former pastor at Normal’s Eastview Christian Church faces multiple criminal charges for the alleged physical abuse of his infant daughter.… MORE
Electrical problem with cooler at fault for University Liquors fire
The fire that heavily damaged University Liquors in Normal last week started because of an electrical problem in a cooler’s refrigeration system.… MORE
LaHood seeks tax credits to boost nuclear energy
A central Illinois congressman has proposed legislation that would offer tax credits for investments in existing nuclear power plants across the county.… MORE
Mill Street between Allin Street to west alley closed for sewer repairs
Effective immediately, Mill Street between Allin and west to the alley, will be closed to thru traffic for sewer repairs. … MORE
Family displaced by rural Logan County fire
Fire investigators are trying to determine the cause of a Sunday morning blaze that displaced a rural Logan County family.… MORE
Chambers: Death penalty burden of proof wording must be exact
McLean County State’s Attorney Jason Chambers isn’t against bringing back the death penalty for mass murderers and cop killers, but says the language used in determining guilt or innocence must be precise.… 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…