By Howard Packowitz FARMER CITY – A State Police trooper and his dog were hurt when their squad car collided with a semi on westbound I-74 near Farmer City. State Police said a preliminary investigation indicated both vehicles were in traffic that had slowed or had come to a stop ahead of a construction…… MORE
New University of Illinois basketball coach Brad Underwood continues to reach out around the state. … MORE
Obituaries for Frank Bins, Shirley Greem, Michelle Ocean, Austin Sherwood and Elizabeth Wahls … MORE
Obituaries for Violet Ifft and Logan Mote… MORE
Obituaries for Duane Mowery and Virginia Wahls… MORE
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Obituary for Ellen Vogel… MORE
Obituary for Richard Kridner… MORE
Central Catholic is expected to name former Normal Community football coach Hud Venerable its new athletic director.
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BLOOMINGTON – Catherine Bays, 83, of Bloomington passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2017 at 6:04 a.m. at the Bloomington Rehabilitation in Bloomington. Catherine was born, August 10, 1933, in Saybrook, to Harry and Elsie (Kingsley) Campbell. She married Leo W. Bays in 1949, he passed away in 1994. Survivors include her two sons; John…… 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…