A community activist is urging Bloomington city leaders to come down hard on landlords who don’t fix their property.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Brady: Government should stay out of youth athletics
While a bill in the House of Representatives seeks to ban children under the age of 12 from playing tackle football, State Senator Bill Brady doesn’t believe government has a place in youth athletics.… MORE
800 Block of Mercer Avenue closed
The City of Bloomington Water Department is making an emergency water main repair in the 800 block of Mercer Avenue between Kemmer Lane and Benjamin Lane. … MORE
Normal to consider downsized budget
Normal’s Town Council on Monday night will consider a noticeably smaller budget.… MORE
Oakland Avenue in Bloomington to close
The City of Bloomington Water Department will be making an emergency water main repair on Oakland Avenue between South Clinton and South Robinson streets.… MORE
Rivian pledges more transparency as electric vehicle maker moves closer to production
Bloomington-Normal will be hearing a lot more about Rivian Automotive over the next couple of years, according to the company’s CEO.… MORE
Advocates call for support of gun rights
Over 100 advocates of the Second Amendment rallied in front of the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts Sunday afternoon.… MORE
Tri-Valley seeking $15 million to remodel high school
Tri-Valley is looking to remodel its high school in a multi-million dollar, multi-year project.… MORE
Historic Route 66 gas station brings visitors from around the world
Normal’s historic Route 66 gas station has seen faces from many places since opening in mid-August.… MORE
Rivian CEO sees electric vehicle production in 2020 with some self-driving capability
The head of Rivian Automotive said the electric vehicle manufacturer is on track toward producing a five passenger truck two years from now at the former Mitsubishi Motors plant in west Normal.… 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…