One of Normal’s top leaders is leaving the city for a new position in Galesburg.… MORE
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BPD conducting training at Bloomington High School Friday morning
Bloomington Police are closing several roads before a planned training at Bloomington High School on Friday morning.… MORE
Central Illinois resident wins $5M playing Illinois lottery
A Central Illinois resident became a multimillionaire after winning a scratch-off grand prize.… MORE
City of Bloomington offering free bulk pick up starting next week
By Jake Fogal BLOOMINGTON – Residential Bulk waste is being collected by Bloomington public works personnel starting next week as part of the upcoming fall free bulk waste pickup. Solid waste program customers receive the service at no additional cost, though leaves, brush and trimmings will not be collected with the bulk pick-up. Deputy City…… MORE
Illinois Senate Public Health Committee hears about long covid
Covid commands your attention. That’s what state senators on the Public Health Committee heard Tuesday.… MORE
Heartland Community College announces new Dean of Students
Heartland Community College has picked a new Dean of Students.… MORE
One person dead after weekend crash in Bloomington
A Bloomington man is dead after a single-vehicle crash near Springfield Road and Tanner Street Sunday.… MORE
This week’s USDA crop report
Corn harvested reached 10 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 13 percent.… MORE
19-year-old dead after Saturday night stabbing in Bloomington
A 19-year-old man died after being stabbed late Saturday evening in Bloomington.… MORE
One person shot early Saturday morning in Normal
Authorities in Normal are investigating how a person was shot early Saturday morning.… 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…