Donald Trump appears at a campaign rally in Springfield next week – is that enough to silence his critics that say he has no ground game in Illinois?… MORE
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Public health admins call for passage of $17.1 million appropriation
Another byproduct of the state budget standoff: cutbacks in public health programs, from immunizations to restaurant inspections.… MORE
David Davis Mansion feeling the impact of no state budget
Employees of the David Davis Mansion are feeling some constraints due to the budget showdown in Springfield.… MORE
O’Brien Mitsubishi launching scholarship program
O’Brien Mitsubishi in Normal, in conjunction with Mitsubishi Motors North America, is starting a scholarship program in Bloomington-Normal.… MORE
Man pleads guilty to charge of selling cocaine
A man from Lexington has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to a felony drug charge.… MORE
Cornell deaths being investigated as murder/suicide
The deaths of Dawn Thorson, 56, and Wesley Thorson, 62, of rural Cornell are being investigated as a murder/suicide.… MORE
ISU professor to lead talk on use of police force
An Illinois State University professor said there are certain myths regarding the use of police force that he’d like to dispel.… MORE
Rauner looking for buyer of Mitsubishi plant
Gov. Bruce Rauner wouldn’t say how many prospects there are to possibly buy a manufacturing plant in Bloomington-Normal but said one thing that’s keeping potential buyers away is Illinois poor business climate.
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Normal approves parks master plan, preparation of property tax levy
Normal’s Parks and Recreation Master Plan was approved Monday night by the Town Council.… MORE
Coroner: No foul play suspected in shooting deaths of two people in Cornell
Livingston County Coroner Mike Burke does not suspect foul play in the shooting deaths of two people in Cornell. … 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…