Things can happen quickly when the powers that be want them to at the State Capitol.… MORE
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Unit 5 examines tentative FY 2015-2016 budget
Unit 5’s Board of Education got a look Wednesday night at the district’s tentative fiscal year 2015-2016 budget.… MORE
District 87 unveils tentative budget that’s $1.4 million in the red
District 87 is planning to operate in a deficit for the 2015-16 school year. The school board’s tentative budget for its education fund projects a loss of $1.4 million.… MORE
USDA offers emergency loans to farmers impacted by heavy rains
All but one Illinois county is included in the USDA’s disaster designation for areas impacted by massive rain this summer.… MORE
Congressman Davis says Trump should apologize for recent comments
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Taylorville, is keeping an eye on the race for president next year.… MORE
Body cam bill becomes law
Black lawmakers are celebrating a new law stemming from President Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing.… MORE
Prices rise at the pump
WHITING, IN – The partial shutdown of a major Midwest oil refinery means you’ll be paying more at the gas pump, but still not as much as you were last summer.… MORE
Students and staff: ISU move in going well
Students and parents flooded the halls of Watterson Towers Wednesday morning for the first day of what expects to be a hectic and busy move in period at Illinois State University.… MORE
Renner speaks on Zoo, Budget Task Force
Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner knows there has been a lot of discussion of the planned Flamingo exhibit at the Miller Park Zoo, but he is happy the plan passed the city council Monday night.… MORE
Stayton charged with first-degree murder in Long Point shooting
A man from Streator has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder for the shooting death of a man in Long Point Sunday. … 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…