The state’s unemployment rate continues to drop.… MORE
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Alleged downtown Bloomington attacker charged with attempted murder
The man accused of stabbing two people and beating another in downtown Bloomington Wednesday afternoon has been charged with two counts of attempted murder.… MORE
Bloomington man pleads guilty in ISU copper theft
A Bloomington man has been sentenced to eight years behind bars for stealing several thousand dollars worth of copper from a decommissioned residence hall at Illinois State University. … MORE
Jesse White will not run for another term
Secretary of State Jesse White is calling it a career.… MORE
IMRF executive director says pension spiking is a local issue
The Bloomington City Council will consider changing the city’s sick leave buyback program so it won’t lead to spiked pensions, but the city’s proposal only scratches the surface when it comes to eliminating spiked pensions.… MORE
Bloomington downtown worker calls area ‘safe’ despite Wednesday attacks
A string of attacks in downtown Bloomington Wednesday afternoon doesn’t have one downtown resident and worker feeling unsafe.… MORE
Petition urges Bloomington to end flamingo ‘mutilation’
An online petition signed by more than 300 people claims the removing the tips of a flamingos wings is ‘mulitation’ and calls on Bloomington city leaders to ban the practice when a new flamingo exhibit opens at the Miller Park Zoo next year.… MORE
Blagojevich to appeal conviction to US Supreme Court
The last hope to get more convictions against former Gov. Rod Blagojevich thrown out is to go to the U.S. Supreme Court.… MORE
Illinois Senate overrides Rauner arbitration bill veto
The theme of reducing the strength and influence of public employee unions in Illinois is losing steam.… MORE
UPDATED: Two stabbed, one beaten in Bloomington; suspect in custody
Bloomington Police say two people were stabbed in downtown Bloomington Wednesday afternoon. … 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…