The Maui wildfire was anything but simple.… MORE
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Bloomington police hosting first gun buyback event Sunday
The Bloomington Police Department will host their first gun buyback event on Sunday.… MORE
State lawmaker sponsoring bill for schools to have kosher and halal foods available
A bill outlining how kosher and halal can be used in schools is too easy to inadvertently violate, some lawmakers say.… MORE
More trees coming to Bloomington-Normal to improve air and water quality
Congressman Eric Sorensen (D-IL) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said Wednesday more trees will be planted in the Bloomington-Normal area to improve air and water quality.… MORE
Bloomington-Normal Water Reclamation District preparing to renovate wastewater infrastructure
On Wednesday, the Bloomington-Normal Water Reclamation District announced plans for its Wastewater Modernization and Renovation Project.… MORE
Legislative staff unionization bill passes House
That legislative staff unionization bill has passed the House. The vote came a day after a committee approved the bill Tuesday, the first day of veto session. … MORE
Busey Bank CEO let go, receiving around a $2M severance
The President and CEO of Busey Bank, based out of Champaign, is leaving at the end of the year.… MORE
State trooper wounded Tuesday night honored on House floor
A state trooper wounded during a Springfield traffic stop Tuesday was honored on the House floor the next day.… MORE
ISU PD asking for the public’s help in solving a fraud case
Illinois State University Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying suspects in a fraud investigation.… MORE
Bloomington announces the hiring of a new Assistant Director of Arts and Entertainment
In a move to bring more entertainment to the City of Bloomington, city leaders announced the hiring of an Assistant Director of Arts and Entertainment.… 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…