Obituaries for Clarence Culkin, Erma Hamilton.… MORE
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St. Louis Cardinals Caravan
The St. Louis Cardinals Caravan is coming to Bloomington! Join WJBC at the Parke Regency Hotel in Bloomington on Saturday, January 13th starting at 4:30pm (DOORS OPEN 3:30pm). Come out and experience the Cardinals Caravan! Join us and talk baseball, meet current players, alumni, and broadcasters! There will be autographs for kids, Cardinals prize drawings and more. PLAYERS…… MORE
Rousch pleads guilty to her mother’s murder
A Central Illinois woman pleads guilty to first degree murder in the death of her mother – whose body was found on the side of the road near Funks Grove.… MORE
Obituaries: Azukas, Gutierrez
Obituaries for Kenneth Azukas, Ruben Gutierrez.… MORE
Obituaries: Brakeville
Obituary for Gregory Brakeville
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Obituaries: Wade
Obituary for Lisa Wade
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Obituaries: Danaher, Russow
Obituaries for Jack Danaher and Charles Russow
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Obituaries: Dalton
Obituary for James Dalton… MORE
Obituary: Dennis
Marilyn Dennis FAIRBURY – Marilyn E. Dennis, 88, of Fairbury, died at 2:40 p.m. on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, December 11, 2017 at First Presbyterian Church of Fairbury with Pastor Dan Robertson officiating. Cremation rites have been accorded. …… MORE
Rose: One county drives new health laws every year
Don’t be surprised if Illinois’ next public health law comes from Champaign County. … 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…