The Normal Town Council plans to vote Tuesday night on a one percent sales tax increase.… MORE
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AFL-CIO says unions aren’t dead in Illinois
Last week’s failure to override the governor’s veto of a labor-backed bill to add arbitration as a means of ending an impasse came within a week of today’s holiday set aside to honor those who, as they say, brought us the 40-hour workweek.… MORE
Durbin, Schakowsky talk about the possibility of Sanders as president
How does “President Bernie Sanders” sound to Illinois Democrats?… MORE
State Farm begins renovating new green space
State Farm is adding new green space north of its corporate headquarters along Washington Street.… MORE
Attitudes are changing towards the transgendered population
A national survey conducted by the University of Illinois-Springfield shows positive attitudes towards the rights of transgendered people. But, it’s somewhat of a mixed bag.… MORE
Americans often unprepared for cost of their pets
Americans tend to consider their pets to be a part of the family, but a new survey suggests we don’t always consider them when we do our financial planning.
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Evergreen Cemetery Walk announces 2015 characters
Fall is fast approaching and that means it’s nearly time for the Evergreen Cemetery Walk.
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Mitsubishi workers face tough retirement decisions
Mitsubishi will stop production at the end of November. … MORE
Normal orphans’ home topic of upcoming lecture
An upcoming lecture will tell the story of an orphans’ home in Normal that housed children of Illinois Civil War veterans for more than 100 years. … MORE
Flying Wallendas highlight Normal 150th anniversary celebration
The Town of Normal’s 150th anniversary celebration is just around the corner, and it includes some attractions you don’t want to miss.
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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…