The presidential candidates are paying at least some attention to Illinois ahead of next week’s primary.… MORE
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Davis: FEMA denial of Central Illinois flood relief a ‘travesty’
Two weeks after Illinois submitted a request for individual assistance to help residents, businesses and municipalities in about two-dozen counties recover from severe flooding this winter, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued a denial.… MORE
EDC ‘optimistic’ to find buyer for Mitsubishi plant in 2016
There’s still plenty of activity at the Mitsubishi Motors plant in Normal, three months after the automaker stopped production.… MORE
Political spotlight to shine on Illinois with primaries approaching
As the presidential campaigns will shift to Illinois, Florida and Ohio for primaries next week, a political expert said there’s no guarantee Hillary Clinton will win her home state.… MORE
Coliseum manager: ‘We’ve been very transparent’
The head of the company that’s managed U.S. Cellular Coliseum is trying to refute claims that it hasn’t been transparent.… MORE
Ex-Redbird Underwood combats cystic fibrosis through dinner, camp
Former Redbird football All-American Colton Underwood is already with his third NFL team as he begins in third season in the league.… MORE
Muller: ISU will consider ‘some’ postseason tournaments
Illinois State men’s basketball coach Dan Muller said it’s wait-and-see until next week when the Redbirds find out if they have been invited to a postseason basketball tournament.… MORE
Sen. Brady slams soda tax proposal
State Sen. Bill Brady said a plan to raise the cost of soda one-cent-per-ounce is a typical Democratic proposal.… MORE
One Voice seeks funds for three Bloomington-Normal projects
Local leaders are making their 10th annual visit to Washington to lobby for federal dollars for various projects, But this ‘One Voice’ has never been louder.… MORE
Barickman backs efforts to reduce prison population
Reducing sentences for low-level drug offenders is one of many recommendations that a criminal justice commission has produced as a pay to cut Illinois’ prison population 25 percent by 2025.… 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…