The city of Bloomington is shifting to all renewable energy through its aggregation agreement.… MORE
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Comptroller: State employee checks will go out on schedule
One state office has finished processing payroll while another is trying to speed up the court schedule on whether state workers can be paid during the budget impasse.… MORE
Bloomington City Council approves Coliseum video boards, public comment changes
The Bloomington City Council approved a $1.4 million purchase of a new video and scoreboard system for the U.S. Cellular Coliseum Monday night.… MORE
McLean County legal fees appealled to Illinois Supreme Court
The wrongful conviction of Alan Beaman on murder charges in 1995 is possibly heading back to the Illinois Supreme Court, but this time the case only includes McLean County and its insurance provider.… MORE
Congress faces July 31 deadline on highway trust fund extension
The clock is ticking on the federal Highway Trust Fund, and both of Illinois’ U.S. Senators are against settling for any short-term extension.… MORE
4 men arrested after early morning fight in Normal
Police in Normal arrested four men who were allegedly involved in a fight in Uptown early Sunday morning.… MORE
Bloomington Police arrest 2 following armed robbery
Police have arrested two people who robbed a man at gunpoint in Bloomington on Saturday night. … MORE
Trial of former BPD officer delayed
A former Bloomington cop is preparing to face a jury trial this week.… MORE
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued for Central Illinois
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for McLean County and much of the entire WJBC listening area until 3 p.m.… MORE
Report: GOP lawmakers don’t cash Rauner checks during budget battle
Gov. Bruce Rauner gave about $400,000 to Republican legislators in May but close to one-third of those lawmakers haven’t cashed the checks, according to a published report.… 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…