By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – State Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) said the Rauner administration’s attempt to limit who is eligible for state-subsidized child care will create some tough choices for low-income families. Barickman told WJBC’s Scott Laughlin some families might decide to quit their jobs because they can’t afford the cost of day care, but…… MORE
Illinois State University is making sure the seven people who died in a plane crash in Bloomington in April aren’t forgotten.… MORE
The special election in the 18th congressional district is just a week away and the candidates could face an uphill battle to get voters to the polls.… MORE
Meat. Beer. Rock and Roll. That’s the motto of a former McLean County man who has turned his passion for grilling into a second job.… MORE
One of the Bloomington budget task force recommendations doesn’t sit well with District 87 superintendent Barry Reilly.… MORE
Bloomington’s budget task force plans to present final recommendations to the city council next month as it seeks ways to close a $7 million deficit.… MORE
Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of the so-called ‘no strike, no lockout’ binding arbitration bill will soon go before the Illinois House.… MORE
A St. Louis-based consulting firm will be helping Bloomington determine whether a shopping center qualifies as a tax-increment financing district.… MORE
By Eric Stock CHANNAHON – U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger isn’t ready to join colleague Rodney Davis is calling for the ousting of the new Veterans Affairs director, but told WJBC’s Scott Laughlin, Bob McDonald still has his work cut out for him. “There’s a lot of back-end stuff that still needs fixed, there’s still a…… MORE
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis is urging colleges and universities to avoid the temptation to raise tuition to the point where they price some students out of the system.… MORE
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.” …
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…
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…
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…