By Jake Fogal BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL – A cancer survivor in Bloomington-Normal is trying to give back to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for saving his life seven years ago. Cael Wolfe was diagnosed with cancer as a kid and recieved treatment from St. Jude. Now, over the past few years, he helps to organize a fundraiser…… MORE
By WMBD-TV and Jake Fogal BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Fire Department wants to hear from the community about how to improve their emergency services. The online community engagement survey covers a range of topics like preferences for communication, satisfaction with current offerings, and resident’s perception of fire and emergency services. Frank Friend with the Bloomington…… MORE
A 20-year-old woman died in a car accident in rural Tazewell County Wednesday morning.… MORE
A Central Illinois lawmaker wants to renew the Affordable Connectivity Program after its expiration at the end of April.… MORE
A ring-tailed lemur found in a Bloomington garage a year ago now has a new home. … MORE
A deal brokered between the State of Illinois and Rivian Automotive in Normal does not involve local taxpayers’ dollars. … MORE
A NASCAR racing legend made a pit stop in McLean County Tuesday morning as part of the 28th annual Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America. … MORE
Heartland Community College’s spring commencement ceremony is at Grossinger Motor’s Arena on May 17.… MORE
By WMBD-TV MCLEAN COUNTY – May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the McLean County Health Department is offering a mental health first aid course. The class aims to teach everyday people how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use. “With mental health first aid, you’re given the tools,…… MORE
Once again, Republicans in the Illinois General Assembly are calling ‘shenanigans.”… 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…