Fairbury – Charles Edward Winslow, 76 of Fairbury, passed away at 5:37 pm, Monday, August 13, 2018 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Cremation rites have been accorded. There will be a memorial service at 2:00 pm, Friday, August 17, 2018 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury. An Inurnment will follow the service at…… MORE
BLOOMINGTON – Greg “GP” Patton, 63, of Bloomington, passed away at 5:27 p.m., Friday, August 10, 2018 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. His funeral will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, August 18, at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Bloomington with Rev. Richard Robinson officiating. Burial will be private. Visitation will be from 4 p.m.…… MORE
On Saturday, August 27th, kids will get the experience of a lifetime . . . a chance to see and ride on heavy construction and farming equipment!… MORE
Randall Gil Freed, 64, Fairbury, died at 11:01 pm Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington.… MORE
Robert Dale Livingston, 68, Chatsworth, died at 9:54 pm Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at his residence, Chatsworth.… MORE
Ellen Mae Johansen, 94, Fairbury and formerly of Saybrook, died Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at her residence in Fairbury.… MORE
Join WJBC at Brüegala XIX on August 17th & 18th for good drinks, good music, and good times for charity!… MORE
Norma Jean Oberholtzer, 79, of Normal, passed away Aug. 4, 2018, of peripheral artery disease at OSF St. Joseph Hospital, surrounded by her loving family.… MORE
Dr. John H. Avery, 88, went into the presence of his Lord Jesus on July 29, 2018.… MORE
Elmer E. Stoller, 93, Forrest, the last grandchild of Gilgian and Elizabeth Stoller died at 11:30 am Monday, July 30, 2018 at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury.… 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…