A Carlock woman has been sentenced to two years probation for a hit-and-run pedestrian crash in Normal last summer.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Illinois State grad students continue unionization efforts
Graduate students at Illinois State University are taking the next steps toward organizing a union.… MORE
State’s Attorney among applicants for judge, his top assistant leaves to become federal prosecutor
McLean County State’s Attorney Jason Chambers is looking to replace his chief deputy who’s leaving to become a federal prosecutor at about the same time that Chambers himself might become a judge.… MORE
Unit 5 furthers discussion of Indigenous People’s Day
Indigenous people may soon have their own day to celebrate in Unit 5 schools.… MORE
Jesse White urges Normal West High School students to register as organ donors
A new law allowing 16 and 17 year olds to register as organ and tissue donors prompted Secretary of State, Jesse White, to visit Normal West High School in efforts to promote student registration.… MORE
New Bloomington H.S. turf ready for use
The new artificial turf at Bloomington High School is ready for use.… MORE
YMCA kicks off Strong Kids Campaign
The Bloomington-Normal YMCA officially began its Strong Kids Campaign this morning by holding an annual breakfast for campaign donors.… MORE
EDC to host tour of Rivian plant in Michigan
Local taxing bodies that have a stake in Rivian Automotive’s new plant in Normal will get a preview next week of the electric vehicles they hope will one day roll off the assembly line.… MORE
Bloomington Police: Stabbing victim not cooperating
Police say a stabbing victim who was hospitalized in Normal on Wednesday night hasn’t been cooperating with investigators.… MORE
Family displaced after garage ‘inferno’ in Normal
A family from Normal has been temporarily displaced by a fire.… 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…