Bloomington is trying to get serious about budget cuts as the city approaches the next fiscal year with a projected $7.3 million budget deficit.… MORE
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UAW suspends strike vote at Mitsubishi
The United Auto Workers union has suspended its scheduled vote to strike at Mitsubishi Motors. … MORE
Bloomington man gets 14 years in prison for role in armed robbery
A man who played the role of getaway driver for the armed robbery of the Cigarette Express on North Prospect Road in January has been sentenced to 14 years in prison.… MORE
Renner: Park district wouldn’t save taxpayers money
If Bloomington’s budget task force is going to be successful in creating a new park district as a separate taxing body to alleviate come of the city’s financial burden, it will have to do so without mayor Tari Renner’s support.… MORE
3 months without a budget, lawmakers to be out for weeks
They were originally scheduled to come back to Springfield next week but now state Senators won’t be back until Oct. 20. … MORE
Bloomington firefighters raise big money for MDA
Bloomington Firefighters have out done themselves. … MORE
Kasich makes a stop in Illinois
A Republican presidential candidate tried to play up his moderate credentials during a campaign visit in Chicago.… MORE
Twin Cities PA fears pay stop if budget impasse continues
Personal aid workers who get their pay from the state might soon see a stop to their paychecks.… MORE
Sanders appeals to young voters in Chicago
A Democratic presidential hopeful uses a speech at the University of Chicago to appeal to an infamously fickle group of voters: young people.… MORE
Bloomington renews subdivision agreement
Bloomington has agreed to waive development fees for a proposed subdivision that’s been stalled because of a difficult housing market.… 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…