Somewhere between back-to-school and holiday preparations is this: get a flu shot.… MORE
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Co-defendant says Davis-Dickson involved in homeless man beating death
Jurors for the murder trial of Anthony Davis-Dickson heard testimony Wednesday afternoon from a man who’s already pleaded guilty to murder relating to the beating death of Ronald Smith last year.… MORE
LIHEAP funds affected by state budget
When old man winter turns down the temperature, many needy families in McLean County will not be able to turn up the heat. … MORE
Route 66 visitors center attracts tourists from 30 countries
Plenty of tourists have been getting their kicks at the new Route 66 Visitors Center in downtown Bloomington.… MORE
Rep. Brady: Courts, budget bills relieve pressure to pass budget
State Rep. Dan Brady, R-Bloomington, seems to be longing for the days when the legislative leaders would be locked into a room until they got a deal done.… MORE
Nobel Prize winner featured in ISU lecture series
Illinois State University is marking 50 years in its Adlai E. Stevenson Lecture series by bringing in someone who dedicated much of his life to ridding the world of nuclear weapons.… MORE
Durbin calls for veterans home probe after Legionnaires’ outbreak
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) wants you to know he wants a federal investigation into Legionnaire’s disease at the state veterans’ home in Quincy.… MORE
Crime victims, advocate groups disagree on new legislation
Victims of crimes and advocate groups which typically support them are opposing sides when it comes to a new bill in the General Assembly.… MORE
Dunn guilty of misdemeanor DUI, felony DUI ruling delayed
Joshua Dunn has been found guilty on several charges related to the fatal hit and run of former ISU student Benjamin Allison, but Judge Casey Costigan is delaying a decision on the most serious charge. … MORE
Illinois Wesleyan dedicates new sculpture
Illinois Wesleyan University dedicated a new sculpture Tuesday morning on campus.… 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…