New administration. New schoolmaster. New test.… MORE
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Bloomington-Normal home sales steady in August
Housing sales in Bloomington-Normal continued to hold steady in August.… MORE
Renner: Bloomington to use sales tax to ‘keep our doors open’
Normal town officials have asked Bloomington to join them in funding several projects if the city follows suit in passing a sales tax increase, but the city is looking at other priorities.… MORE
Mumps outbreak declared at Heartland Community College
The Illinois Department of Public Health has declared a mumps outbreak at Heartland Community College.… MORE
CIRA gets federal grant to upgrade service road
A service road at Central Illinois Regional Airport will be getting some upgrades, thanks to a federal grant.… MORE
Illinois lawmakers’ healthcare benefits on hold
Include lawmakers and constitutional officers in the category of state employees whose healthcare benefits are being impacted because of no state budget.… MORE
Report: Human services ‘dismantled’ by Illinois budget stalemate
The state budget stalemate is “dismantling” state services in a number of areas, according to a new report.… MORE
Heartland CC passes budget despite state funding concerns
Heartland Community College is moving forward with a balanced budget for the current fiscal year but uncertainty over the state budget has trickled down.… MORE
Costigan seeking retention of circuit judge seat
11th Judicial Circuit Judge Casey Costigan announced Tuesday he’s seeking the 2016 Republican nomination for at-large Circuit Judge.… MORE
Jail expansion one factor in proposed McLean County budget increase
McLean County is seeking a four-percent increase to its budget next year in part to pay for expanded mental health care, a new telephone system and an expansion of Towanda Barnes Road.… 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…