Gregory Street between Cottage Avenue and Parkside Road will be closed to through traffic from Wednesday through Friday.… MORE
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Worried about water quality, city orders removal of some Lake Bloomington boat docks
Property owners crowded into city council chambers Monday night to save their boat docks at Lake Bloomington, but they weren’t pleased with the outcome.… MORE
Council narrowly agrees to work with Normal on sports complex study
Bloomington is joining Normal in paying a consultant to study the feasibility and economic impact of a multi-sports complex at a yet-to-be determined McLean County site… MORE
UPDATED: City eager to help State Farm find buyer, possible uses for historic former headquarters
Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner said he’s looking forward to working with State Farm as it looks to sell the insurance company’s original headquarters in Downtown Bloomington.… MORE
State Farm to sell downtown building
State Farm announced plans to sell its 89 year old downtown building at 112 East Washington Street.… MORE
Frontier work truck crashes into Linden Street house
A Frontier Communications work truck crashed into a brick house in the 900 block of Linden Street this afternoon.… MORE
Bloomington hires Mahrt as Community Development Director
The City of Bloomington has officially hired Robert Mahrt to serve as the city’s Community Development Director.… MORE
Bloomington considers options for noncompliant boat docks
City officials hope to resolve a long-simmering issue with some residents who have set up boat docks at Lake Bloomington.… MORE
Bloomington aldermen to vote on helping Normal pay for sports complex study
Bloomington city leaders might want to participate after all in a study determining the feasibility and economic impact of a multi-sports complex in the Twin-Cities.… MORE
GCMS student killed in weekend crash
The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School community is mourning the death of a student in a Saturday traffic crash.… 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…