A post-budget-speech victory lap at the University of Illinois Chicago Thursday included a pitch to help College Illinois.… MORE
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McLean County clerk encouraging early voting for March 17 primary
The general primary election in March is less than a month away, and the McLean County clerk is reminding voters they can cast their ballots early.… MORE
Former ISU coach gets three-year show cause penalty for NCAA violations
Former Illinois State basketball coach Kevin Stallings has been hit with a three-year show-cause penalty by the NCAA.… MORE
Illinois House Republicans say governor’s proposed budget holds state ‘hostage’
Republicans said the governor’s proposed budget was based on “pixie dust” and was designed to hold state spending “hostage” unless voters approve a $3 billion progressive income tax in November.
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163-years in the making: ISU celebrates Founders Day
Celebrating success, Illinois State University rings in 163-years as a university on Founders Day.… MORE
Report: Illinoisans got 10 robocalls daily on average in January
A robocall tracking website estimated that the automated calls rang the average Illinoisan’s phone 10 times a day in January.… MORE
BPD probing two commercial burglaries
Bloomington Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect involved in two commercial burglaries.… MORE
Pearson: Blagojevich can run for Congress
Many are still in shock and wondering why President Trump commuted the prison sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.… MORE
Reaction to Wednesday’s budget speech is, predictably, split along party lines
Just as the dust is settling from the long quest to better pay for K-12 education, Illinois Democrats say it could take a step back. … MORE
ISU board to consider several projects, bonus for Dietz
The Illinois State University governing board will consider a lengthy list of projects at its meeting Friday that would cost the university several million dollars.… 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…