By Eric Stock CHANNAHON – U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger isn’t ready to join colleague Rodney Davis is calling for the ousting of the new Veterans Affairs director, but told WJBC’s Scott Laughlin, Bob McDonald still has his work cut out for him. “There’s a lot of back-end stuff that still needs fixed, there’s still a…… MORE
It’s not just more than a thousand federal government employees implicated in the recent hacker-exposed list of people using a website for extramarital affairs, there are also a few state employee emails in the mix.
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A change to Bloomington’s sick leave buyback program is being put on hold for at least two months.… MORE
State lawmakers are painting a bleak picture when it comes to a possible solution to the state’s budget impasse.… MORE
The 13th annual OSF St. Joseph Medical Center shoe drive to benefit Home Sweet Home Ministries was yet another success this year.… MORE
Four suspects are wanted by Bloomington police for alleged involvement in an armed robbery Sunday afternoon at Midwest Cellular, an AT&T authorized retailer located at 1006 JC Parkway in Bloomington.… MORE
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis is urging colleges and universities to avoid the temptation to raise tuition to the point where they price some students out of the system.… MORE
Unit 5 has paid nearly a $250,000 in fines because of a 10-year-old law meant to keep pensions from spiking before retirement.… MORE
The repairs are underway on the Executive Mansion’s roof.
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A property tax abatement and sales tax rebate package for the future Green Top Grocery co-op is scheduled to come up for a vote Monday at the Bloomington City Council meeting.… MORE
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.” …
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…
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…
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…