The cost of filling up is going up, but an oil industry lobbyist predicts the recent spike won’t last long.… MORE
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Updated trail maps available at Sugar Creek Arts Festival
New Constitution Trail maps will be available for the first time at the Sugar Creeks Arts Festival in Uptown Normal Saturday and Sunday.… MORE
St. Clair County judge allows state workers to get paid
State workers could be getting their full paychecks next week after all.… MORE
House approves one-month budget
A one-month budget with guaranteed state-employee paychecks for July has won House approval but the change delays its delivery to the governor.… MORE
Doug Collins comes back to Bloomington
ISU All American Doug Collins with Don Franke and B. J. Wilkens, YMCA Director. Collins is conducting a clinic at Y today and keynote speaker at Y’s Legacy Dinner tonight.… MORE
Bloomington public works handles heavy rain, flooding
Heavy rains Wednesday night caused flooding and road closures throughout the Twin Cities.… MORE
State treasurer: Credit unions offering interest-free loans to state workers
Illinois’ Treasurer’s office is offering a way to help state employees pay their bills if they don’t receive paychecks due to the ongoing budget debate.… MORE
Eureka man accused of reckless driving in bicycle crash
McLean County prosecutors have charged a Eureka man with reckless driving after a crash in which a bicyclist was injured.… MORE
Barickman won’t take paycheck during Illinois budget deadlock
A law that Illinois legislators pushed through on the final day of the spring session last year has come into play today since there’s no state budget.… MORE
HUD announces new rules to combat segregated housing
A member of the U.S. Cabinet has come to Illinois to announce a new rule designed to promote racially integrated neighborhoods and cities.… 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…