Normal Town Council members have unanimously agreed to spend $47,000 taxpayer dollars to fund a study determining if the community can support a multi-sports complex.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Fire damages Heyworth home
Firefighters from four rural departments were called Monday evening to put out a house fire on Heyworth’s northeast side.… MORE
Barickman: Despite cost shifts, state needs ‘balanced budget’
Bloomington State Senator Jason Barickman is commending Governor Rauner for proposing balanced budget, but he has reservations about Rauner’s plan to shift pension costs from state government to local school districts.… MORE
Pontiac Safe Passage program going strong
The Safe Passage program, which has been implemented in all police departments in Livingston County for more than a year is showing success assisting people in finding help to recovering from opioid drugs.… MORE
Fix It Friday provides hands-on experience and promotes sustainability
An Illinois State University organization is keeping clothes in wardrobes and out of landfills.… MORE
East Chestnut Street closed for sewer repairs
Effective immediately, East Chestnut Street between East and Main Street will be closed to all traffic due to sewer repair work.… MORE
Pontiac enforces peddler’s permits
To come into Pontiac and sell door to door, businesses have to go through a strict application process, and not all businesses are granted permits.… MORE
Normal council to consider feasibility study for multi-sports complex
Discussions about a possible athletic complex are about to intensify as the Normal Town Council will soon decide whether to spend tens of thousands of dollars on a feasibility study.… MORE
Fake IRS calls target Illinois residents
A new round of sophisticated phone scams in Illinois threatens to turn potential victims over to law enforcement.… MORE
Livingston County family planning services include women and men
The Livingston County Public Health Department offers family planning services for men and women alike.… 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…