With a state budget seemingly nowhere close to being passed, why aren’t lawmakers in Springfield more often trying to find a solution?… MORE
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Fire training, SIDS services latest to express need for state budget
Fire training and SIDS-related services are among those drying up without state grants, according to what the latest Committee of the Whole in the Illinois House took in.… MORE
Unit 5 superintendent welcomes Obama call for less testing
President Barack Obama is calling to less time on testing and more time on learning in our nation’s school.… MORE
State budget impasse strains United Way campaigns
Agencies making up the United Way of Illinois are concerned lawmakers still don’t understand the impact of what’s left of the state budget impasse.… MORE
Bloomington sick leave buyback to be addressed by council
Bloomington’s sick leave buyback program will be addressed at Monday night’s city council meeting.… MORE
Jesse Eisenberg coming to Illinois Wesleyan Monday night
Actor and author Jesse Eisenberg is coming to Illinois Wesleyan University Monday night.… MORE
Normal Police investigating armed robbery on Saturday
Normal Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred Saturday night.… MORE
Survey: 5 in 6 Americans have financial fears keeping them up at night
For most Americans, financial concerns are scarier than a haunted house at Halloween. … MORE
Disease found in corn new to Illinois
Central Illinois now has a new worry: bacterial leaf stripe has been detected on samples of corn leaves in Champaign County.… MORE
Bloomington City Council to consider Hamilton Road extension study
A $968,000 study is up for consideration at Monday night’s Bloomington City Council meeting. The study will look into the Hamilton Road extension project between Bunn Street and Commerce Parkway.… 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…