Ecology Action Center has scheduled its household hazardous waste collection after raising enough money to help cover the cost of the events. … MORE
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20-year comprehensive plan passed by Bloomington City Council
Bloomington has a new comprehensive plan to guide the city’s development that the Planning Commission has been working on for the last 18 months.… MORE
Butler: Committee of Whole meetings “useless”
One lawmaker says he thinks the ongoing continuous session in the Illinois House is nothing more than a waste of time as long as there is no budget deal in place.… MORE
Rep. Franks: Illinois should pay penalty to waiting lottery winners
Big winners of the Illinois Lottery are out of luck until a full state budget is in place and one state lawmaker says that means the state should pay winners a penalty in what’s become the latest fallout of the state not having a fully balanced budget. … MORE
Danvers man recalls pet recovery effort 10 years after Hurricane Katrina
The 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina which is being marked Saturday in New Orleans has special meaning to a McLean County man.… MORE
Legislators’ health benefits cost Illinois taxpayers $1.2 million
Nearly one-fifth of the Illinois General Assembly are refusing to accept health insurance benefits from the state as Illinois taxpayers spent $1.23 million last year to provide the perk.
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3rd mosquito pool tests positive for West Nile in McLean County
McLean County health officials report a third mosquito pool has tested positive for West Nile Virus.… MORE
Normal to begin lecture series to mark 150 years
The town of Normal has a long and storied history.… MORE
Housing Authority appointee wasn’t allowed on property due to robbery charge
A member of the Bloomington Housing Authority wasn’t allowed on their property until Thursday because of an armed robbery that occurred there in 2002.… MORE
ISU ranked 4th “Best Bang for Buck” college in Midwest
Illinois State University has been ranked 4th among the Best Bang for the Buck Colleges in the Midwest in the 2015 Washington Monthly College Rankings.… 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…