Mayor Tari Renner said the task force working on solutions for the city’s multi-million dollar shortfall should leave nothing off the table.… MORE
Category Archives: Scott Laughlin
Rep. Brady: Democrats trying to push through ‘sham’ budget
State Rep. Dan Brady, R-Bloomington, said schools are being left in limbo as lawmakers push through an unbalanced budget.… MORE
Illinois State’s University Galleries to host new fundraiser
Illinois State University will be showing off its new University Galleries in Uptown Normal at a new fundraiser this weekend.… MORE
EDC chief: Bloomington needs open mind for downtown proposal
One of the key players in a downtown Bloomington redevelopment plan says the city should be willing to let developers decide what’s best for the property that the city is considering demolishing.… MORE
McLean County Relay for Life changes site, hours
McLean County Relay for Life organizers are hoping less is more this year.… MORE
Habitat for Humanity seeks State Farm grant for ‘Acorns to Oaks’
A local program that aims to give students hands-on construction training is competing for a State Farm grant to help it get off the ground.… MORE
LeRoy doctor makes house calls
Once considered a thing of the past, house calls are making a comeback in health care.… MORE
Veteran TV anchor McIntyre set to retire
David Letterman isn’t the only television veteran calling it a career this week. … MORE
Renner: TIF could pay for downtown development
Bloomingtotn mayor Tari Renner said the downtown property that a developer wants to tear down could be generating tax revenue for the city within three to four years.… MORE
Davis reintroduces job training bill
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Taylorville, wants a second chance for his bill to help the unemployed get a second chance at a job.… 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…