Obituaries for Lois Brandenburg and Ruth Brown… MORE
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Obituaries: Schraer
Obituary for Charles Schraer… MORE
WJBC Forum: We need a coherent energy system
The current stand-off in North Dakota between the Standing Rock Native American nation and the Dakota Access pipeline raises some deep questions. … MORE
Obituaries: Baeza-Padilla, Person, Stokes
Obituaries for Jose Baeza-Padilla, Kathy Person and Lynse Stokes… MORE
Obituaries: Barclay, Kwitkowski
Obituaries for Clifford Barclay and Richard Kwitkowski… MORE
B-N Police Blotter: Mon. Sept. 5, 2016
A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus.… MORE
WJBC Forum: Labor Day
I still remember the first time I attended our local Labor Day parade, many many years ago.… MORE
1700 E. Rd. in Randolph Twp. to close for culvert replacement
In Randolph Township, 1700 East Road between 325 and 400 North Roads will be closed Monday, September 6 through Tuesday, November 1 for culvert replacement. Updates and extensions can by found at www.mcleancountyil.gov/highway under the sub-title “Road Conditions/Closures/Construction Notices” on the left side of the page. … MORE
Obituaries: Jones, Yoder
Obituaries for Maurice Jones and Dorothy Yoder… MORE
Obituaries: Franz, Deavers, Thompson, Whately, Whitmer
Obituaries for Martha Franz, Malaki Deavers, Marifrances Thompson, Charles Whately and Barbara Whitmer… 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…