Heartland Community College is headed to mediation with its faculty union.… MORE
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Twin Cities housing market stays strong
Bloomington-Normal’s housing market remained strong in September.… MORE
Second man pleads guilty in ISU copper theft
A Bloomington man has pleaded guilty to his role in the theft of $40,000 worth of copper from a decommissioned residence hall.… MORE
Salvation Army seeking more coat donations
The Salvation Army of McLean County making a plea for more winter coats as it continues its annual coat drive.… MORE
CIRA to add 4th daily flight to Chicago
American Airlines will be experimenting with a fourth daily round-trip flight between Central Illinois Regional Airport and O’Hare Airport in Chicago.… MORE
Veteran lawmaker Mautino named auditor general
Frank Mautino must have felt like Tom Sawyer, watching his own funeral.… MORE
League of Women Voters supports finding solutions to affordable housing issue
A group of community organizations, like Marcfirst, the Baby Fold and LifeCIL, have studied the issue of affordable housing over the last year in McLean County.… MORE
Unit 5 holds initial strategic planning meeting
Unit 5 held its first strategic planning meeting with the public Tuesday night.… MORE
Teen driving deaths down 60 percent
There has been a 60 percent decrease in teen driving deaths since 2007. … MORE
Sen. Kirk supports Rauner in budget standoff
While some Republicans have begun to criticize Gov. Bruce Rauner’s demands in the budget battle, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk isn’t among them.… 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…