Adding another barrier to gun trafficking may have been an unintended side effect of newly signed legislation regarding pawn shops.… MORE
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Bloomington man charged in infant daughter’s death
A Bloomington man has been jailed on charges that he suffocated his infant daughter. … MORE
Rauner, AFSCME agree to two-month extension
There’s still no state budget, but contract talks continue with the biggest state workers’ union.… MORE
Schock ordered to produce records for grand jury
A federal judge has ordered former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock to produce the campaign and congressional records that a grand jury has requested as it investigates his use of taxpayer and campaign money. … MORE
Sanders supports gather in Uptown Normal
The 2016 presidential primary election is still a long way off, but supporters of Democratic candidate U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) are already rallying for the man they believe should be the next president.… MORE
Local government leaders meet with Mitsubishi officials
Local government leaders and Mitsubishi officials met Wednesday to discuss the recent closing of the car company’s plant in Normal. … MORE
State representatives battle over pension stipends
Depending on your view, lawmakers are either diligently protecting the public’s dimes or they’re browbeating the new administration’s appointees.… MORE
State Farm workers, emergency responders named HeartSaver Heroes
The American Heart Association on Wednesday recognized several State Farm employees and Bloomington emergency responders as HeartSaver Heroes for the role they played in saving a man’s life after he went into sudden cardiac arrest.… MORE
Local governments hope to recoup withheld gambling revenue
Local governments counting on gambling revenue from the state could be walking away empty-handed.… MORE
Rep. Brady: Vote to reject pay raise a ‘no-brainer’
State Rep. Dan Brady, R-Bloomington, said the bill to reject lawmakers pay raises should be a ‘no-brainer.’… 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…