Illinois’ senior U.S. Senator, Dick Durbin, looks with disdain upon the majority party in Congress, the Republicans, who have let a “freedom caucus” subgroup overthrow a speaker and eschew compromise.… MORE
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Normal looking to upgrade Raab Road between NCHS, Towanda Barnes
Raab Road will likely see some improvements next year, if a road project gets final approval Monday night from the Normal Town Council.… MORE
Study: Illinois could save $425 million by maximizing computers
Illinois’ savings could be $425 million over five years if it maximized its use of computers, according to a new report from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation… MORE
Brady says compromise is needed on Clean Jobs bill
State Rep. Dan Brady said he won’t support the Clean Jobs bill in its current form. (WJBC file photo) By Joe Ragusa BLOOMINGTON – State Rep. Dan Brady, R-Bloomington, isn’t a fan of the Clean Jobs bill. “If there were some concessions made on both sides, it would be something that has the potential for…… MORE
Durbin witnesses refugee crisis first hand
Durbin is just back from a trip to Europe to view the refugee crisis first hand. (Courtesy Facebook) By Terry James WASHINGTON – The crisis continues in Europe as refugees from Syria are selling all of their belongings in order to pay smugglers to carry them to safety in places like Greece. U.S. Senator Dick…… MORE
October brings bigger chances for car wrecks involving deer
Crashes involving deer are on this rise this time of year. (WJBC file photo) By Terry James BLOOMINGTON – Harvest time is a dangerous time for drivers trying to avoid deer on the roadway. That’s according to Brian Williamson with the Illinois Department of Transportation. “The rural roads – twighlight and nighttime hours those are…… MORE
Illinois unemployment rate drops, state loses jobs
Illinois’ unemployment rate fell to 5.4 percent in September, but nearly 7,000 jobs were lost.… MORE
Tilbury Flash finds new home at CIRA
By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – There’s a new aircraft at Central Illinois Regional Airport that you wouldn’t want to fly, but you’d like to see. The Tilbury Flash small-but-fast airplane that was built on the second floor of the Castle Theater in Bloomington in the 1930s was used as a racing plane, but it’s traveling…… MORE
Bloomington approves sidewalk master plan
The Bloomington City Council has approved a sidewalk master plan that aims to fix roughly 67 miles of sidewalks in the city.… MORE
Catholics stepping in to save Loaves and Fishes soup kitchen
Local Catholics are stepping in to save the Loaves and Fishes soup kitchen.… MORE
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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…