A boil order is in effect for the residents of Watterson Tower after a water main break Wednesday night.… MORE
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Unit 5 approves 2024-25 budget, presents plan to maintain facilities
The McLean County Unit 5 School Board approved its 2024-2025 budget on Tuesday.… MORE
BPD: Numerous motor vehicle burglary reports recently
Bloomington police have recently received numerous reports regarding vehicle burglaries.… MORE
Southern Illinois man wins $1 million in scratch off lottery game
A Southern Illinois man won $1 million from an Illinois Lottery instant ticket, according to the agency that runs the game.… MORE
Case of former AT&T boss accused of bribing Madigan heads to jury
Ex-AT&T Illinois president maintains company got legislative win through legal lobbying By HANNAH MEISELCapitol News [email protected] CHICAGO – On Valentine’s Day in 2017, then-AT&T Illinois President Paul La Schiazza got some good news: After years of trying to push for legislation in Springfield that would save the company hundreds of millions of dollars annually, powerful…… MORE
State Supreme Court hears arguments in Jussie Smollett’s effort to overturn conviction
The Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in actor Jussie Smollett’s appeal to overturn his conviction on disorderly conduct charges for falsifying a hate crime.… MORE
Testimony continues in 2nd Amendment challenge to Illinois’ assault weapons ban
An engineer who spent decades designing weapons for one of the world’s leading gun manufacturers testified Tuesday that the assault-style weapons now banned in Illinois are intended only for civilian use and cannot be easily converted into military-grade firearms.… MORE
Contractor’s unsecured databases exposed sensitive voter data in over a dozen Illinois counties
Around 4.6 million records associated with Illinoisans in over a dozen counties – including voting records, registrations and death certificates – were temporarily available on the open internet, according to a security researcher who identified the vulnerability in July. … MORE
Illinois crop condition numbers from USDA
There were 6.8 days suitable for fieldwork in the week ending September 15, 2024.… MORE
Illinois House Minority Leader discusses upcoming election
A top Republican in Springfield is optimistic of gaining ground on supermajority Democrats this election year.… 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…