Lincoln College has announced plans to sell its campus in Normal and then lease back the main academic building. … MORE
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Dunn found guilty of aggravated DUI
The driver in the accident which killed an Illinois State University student in January has been found guilty of aggravated DUI causing death.… MORE
Gather your hazardous waste for special collection
McLean County residents will have an opportunity for safe disposal of their household hazardous wastes. … MORE
Mumps outbreak at Bloomington High School
Mumps continues to be a problem in the Bloomington-Normal area.… MORE
Mitsubishi sales jump again in September
The month of September was yet another strong one for Mitsubishi Motors.… MORE
Barickman: Springfield ‘paralyzed by dysfunction’
Illinois is entering its fourth month without a state budget with no apparent end in sight.… MORE
Kinzinger: Russian air strikes result of poor US leadership
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Channahon) said the United States lacks a clear strategy in the Middle East and we are seeing the fallout from that as Russia launches air strikes into Syria.
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Durbin supports increasing tobacco purchasing age
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is among the federal lawmakers who want to raise the age for buying tobacco products to 21.… MORE
Time’s Person of the Year speaks at ISU
Time’s Person of the Year was on Illinois State University’s campus Wednesday to speak about her experiences as health promoter in Africa during the Ebola epidemic.… MORE
Law would allow the undocumented to participate in exchange
A new bill in Congress would allow undocumented immigrants to purchase health insurance on the exchanges set up by the Affordable Care Act.… 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…