The Bloomington Gold car show is celebrating 50 years this weekend in the Twin-Cities.… MORE
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Gov. Pritzker hits the road to celebrate new state budget
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – While preschool – the “Smart Start” program – was a focal point of Gov. JB Pritzker’s budgeting, he chose a university campus as the place to kick off a road show. He’s touring the state to celebrate passage Saturday of a $50 billion spending plan. At University of Illinois Springfield,…… MORE
Suspect wanted for man found dead outside Victory Church in February
The McLean County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help to locate a murder suspect.… MORE
Gibson City student dead after crash in Ford County
By Jake Fogal FORD COUNTY – Local emergency services in Ford County responded to a single vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon that left one person dead. The Ford County Sheriff’s Office put out a news release that a 17-year old male from Gibson City, died in a crash on 500 East Road, just south of Sibley…… MORE
3 new majors coming to Illinois Wesleyan University
Illinois Wesleyan University will be offering three new majors in the fall of 2023… MORE
Illinois crops progressing despite a dry week
There were 6.7 days suitable for field work during the week ending May 28, 2023. … MORE
Illinois House leaders exchanged words before adjourning over the weekend
Hopes of bipartisanship for 2023 were absent when it was time to vote on a budget, and the two leaders of the Illinois House exchanged words about it right before adjourning early Saturday.… MORE
Illinois House passes state budget
Just after 2:30 Saturday morning, the Illinois House of Representatives followed the Senate in passing a $50.6 billion spending plan for the fiscal year which begins July 1.… MORE
Bloomington-Normal ready for pool season
Pool season starts on Saturday for the Twin Cities.… MORE
ICASA asking the state for more money
Services for rape victims hang in the balance because of a surprise drop in federal money… 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…