“Craft Beer Thursday” with Fiala Brothers Brewery & Beer Hall happens each week with WJBC midday host Neil Doyle. … MORE
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Danvers man is allowed to represent himself against murder allegations
A Danvers man indicated to a McLean County judge that he wanted to represent himself against allegations that he killed a Bloomington woman.… MORE
2023 St. Jude Walk/Run and We Care Half Marathon
Join us Saturday September 23rd, during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, for the St. Jude Walk/Run and We Care Half Marathon, to raise money in the fight against childhood cancer with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. … MORE
Brews at the Zoo 2023
Brews at the Zoo returns to Miller Park Zoo for one night only on Saturday, June 24!… MORE
History Maker Gala 2023
Join the McLean County Museum of History for the celebration of the 2023 History Makers during the gala on June 15th.… MORE
UIS will soon have a presence near the Capitol
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield campus of the University of Illinois is a step closer to the bright lights of downtown. UIS chancellor Janet Gooch says the former Illinois Sheriffs’ Association building at Fourth and Washington Streets, a few blocks from the Capitol, will host the university’s business incubator, plus pursuits that can…… MORE
Scott vs. Scott Challenge Benefitting The Salvation Army
Who is your favorite Scott? Now is your time to let us know while supporting The Salvation Army of Bloomington-Normal!… MORE
Start Your Holiday Shopping at the 2022 Holiday Expo
BloNo’s biggest shopping day of the year is happening at the Parke Regency Hotel & Conference Center on November 12th!… MORE
Jury seated in Clifford Brewer murder trial
Opening statements begin Tuesday in Livingston County for the man charged in a 2019 triple murder in Cullom, Illinois.… MORE
Scott Miller – Rhine River 2022
For seven days I sailed the Rhine River on the AmaSerena with around 80 people, the majority of which were from McLean County. We visited France, Germany, Switzerland, and Amsterdam. To say we were wined and dined the entire way is an understatement. Direct Travel has been kind enough to invite me to host 2 other…… 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…