Obituaries for Carol Koerner and William Skinker… MORE
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Obituaries: Cortez, Chamings, Fellers, Wallace
Obituaries for Maria Cortez, Gertrude Chamings, Bonnie Fellers, and Lois Wallace… MORE
Obituaries: Harris
Myla Mae Harris, 94, of Colfax, passed away at 7:09pm, January 6, 2017, at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury.… MORE
Obituaries: Griffin
Obituary for Bonnie Griffin..… MORE
Obituaries: Franklin
Obituary for James Franklin… MORE
Obituaries: Rudisill
Obituary for Frank Rudisill Jr.… MORE
Obituaries: McCoy, Stepro
Obituaries for Dagan McCoy and John Stepro…… MORE
Obituaries: Tauber
Obituary for Verla Tauber… MORE
B-N Police Blotter: Tue. Jan. 3, 2016
A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus.… MORE
Obituaries: Fred
Ellen “Kay” Fred Ellen “Kay” Fred, 69, of Pontiac, IL passed away at 7:22 am on Sunday, January 1, 2017 at her home in Pontiac. A visitation will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at Calvert & Martin Funeral Home in Pontiac. According to the family’s wishes, cremation rites…… 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…