Local election officials say early voting can begin next week.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Car dealer and local Red Cross team up for CPR, AED training
As a result of an employee going into cardiac arrest several months ago, a Bloomington car dealership is training its staff how to perform CPR and use an automated external defibrillator, or AED. … MORE
Candlelight vigil honors murdered local woman and other domestic violence victims
Mourners paid tribute to Bloomington murder victim Nicole Elbert Thursday night, including her family… MORE
Lawsuit seeks more than $1 million for local woman’s drowning at the Wilmington Dam
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by the family of a Twin-Cities woman who drowned last summer when her inflatable raft went over the Wilmington Dam on the Kankakee River.… MORE
$1 million gift highlights ISU Founders Day
Illinois State University celebrated its annual Founders Day with the announcement of a large gift from two long-time faculty members.… MORE
Heartland president search down to four finalists
Heartland Community College reports its search for a new president has been narrowed to four finalists.… MORE
Bloomington man, 21, arrested in shooting
A Bloomington man has been arrested in connection with a shooting earlier this month.… MORE
Psychology professor: ‘Pay attention to red flags’ following deadly shooting
Following the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Fl. on Wednesday that left 17 students dead and 15 others injured, many are left wondering what can be done to lower the rate of mass shootings.… MORE
Prairie Vista to see longer drives on 18th tee, more netting to protect neighbors
Bloomington residents have a chance to tee off on proposed changes to Prairie Vista Golf Course.… MORE
Madison Street in Bloomington to close
Effective immediately, Madison Street between Oakland and Mill will be closed to thru traffic for a sewer repair.… 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…