As many Central Illinois homeowners dry out their basements after a week of heavy rains, a local construction manager advises to watch for mold.… MORE
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CIRA to get new body scanner
Central Illinois Regional Airport will be getting a new body scanner next week.… MORE
Kinzinger dislikes Iran nuclear deal
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Channahon) believed the nuclear deal with Iran is a bad one.… MORE
Illinois Senate to consider veto, temporary budget
Another day of action in the Illinois General Assembly is ahead, with the budget the focus of a House Committee of the Whole and a temporary budget – covering essential services and employee pay in July – for a final floor vote in the Senate.… MORE
Rauner signs bobcat hunting bill
Bobcats are no longer endangered, and a newly signed bill aims to curtail what some downstate lawmakers say is a rapidly growing population.… MORE
Benecke says no budget is hurting the disabled
A McLean County disability rights advocate wants Illinois lawmakers to know not having a budget is hurting real people.… MORE
BPD seek third suspect for weekend armed robbery
The Bloomington Police Department is seeking help as they search for a third suspect in a July 11 armed robbery on Strawflower Lane.… MORE
Attorneys for Hastert call sexual misconduct allegations “800-pound gorrilla in the case”
Attorneys for former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert say they’re gearing up for trial, but first, they’ll try getting the case against Hastert thrown out.… MORE
Red Cross aims to speed up donations with RapidPass
The American Red Cross is looking to make blood donations more convenient with a new online health history system.… MORE
Quincy cleaning up after Monday storms
A river town on the Mississippi is cleaning up after straight line winds and severe storms tore through. … 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…