The Humane Society of Central Illinois has been closed since Thursday due to receiving a puppy with parvo. Later that day the shelter discovered one of the cats had ringworm.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Report developer says Bloomington council didn’t wait for group’s information on library expansion
The leader of a group working on a report on the feasibility of moving Bloomington’s library says city leaders shut down discussion too early.… MORE
Davis introduces ‘fair’ graduate assistant tuition proposal
Congressman Rodney Davis met with Illinois State University graduate students Tuesday to present the Graduate Assistant Parity Act, a new proposal that aims to create an even paying field for graduate students concerning their tuition waivers and how they are taxed.… MORE
LaHood: Spending bill good for defense, bad for growing debt
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Peoria, said the omnibus spending bill Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed last week was another example of too much government spending.… MORE
Bloomington to raise fees to help close deficit
Bloomington alderman are looking to raise a host of fees to help plug a $2.9 million deficit.… MORE
West Market Street in Bloomington to close
The Bloomington Water Department will be making an emergency water main repair on West Market Street Ave between North Oak Street and North Allin Street.… MORE
Bloomington council rejects library relocation
The Bloomington City Council favors expanding the public library at its current site on East Olive Street, rather than moving it to the northern part of downtown.… MORE
Alderman Bray: Mayor ‘abusive’ in promoting welcoming city ordinance
A proposed welcoming city resolution to protect undocumented immigrants is again revealing tensions between some Bloomington aldermen and the mayor.… MORE
Keeping Families Together fasts for Welcoming City Ordinance
The Keeping Families Together campaign concluded its 24 hour fast in front of the Bloomington City Hall Monday night with songs and prayer.… MORE
Sen. Brady seeks bipartisan solutions to gun violence, urges GOP unity against Pritzker
Bloomington State Senator Bill Brady is hoping this weekend’s March for Our Lives demonstrations against gun violence, including Saturday’s protest in Downtown Bloomington, will spur bipartisan action in the Illinois General Assembly.… 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…