In the digital age where a connection to friends, acquaintances and the workplace has never been more prevalent, it would seem our ability and willingness to communicate with other people has reached an all-time high. Instead of making us closer, however, the technology might be keeping people at an arm’s length. Psychologist and media scholar…… MORE
Obituaries for Stephen Sochotsky, Ryan Swank, and Richard Youngs… MORE
Obituaries for Darlene Fields and Betty Vogel… MORE
Austin James Modine, infant son of Wes and Kary Modine, passed away in his parents’ arms at 7:32 p.m. on Tuesday, October 6, 2015, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.… MORE
Obituary for James Taylor… MORE
Donn C. Pierce, 76, of Bloomington, passed away at 2:05 p.m., Sunday, October 11, 2015 at Martin Health Center in Bloomington.… MORE
Obituaries for Mary Jean Kraft and Wilma Smith… MORE
Contemporary Hit Radio thrives on short playlists. Of the 10-15 songs that dominate the airwaves at any given time the same small group of behind-the-scenes superstars are writing or co-writing the majority of the hits. Super-producers like Max Martin and Dr. Luke have a choke hold on the pop charts. New Yorker staff writer John…… MORE
Joseph H. Kelley, 72, of Bloomington, passed away at 8:45 p.m., Thursday, October 8, 2015 at Heartland Healthcare in Normal.… MORE
Obituary for Joyce Wilson… 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…