Two former Twin-City mayors who presided over the economic boom of the 1980s and 1990s agree that local developer Jack Snyder was one of the community’s most powerful people.… MORE
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BPD: Man holds steak knife against woman’s throat
McLean County prosecutors this weekend filed felony charges in a domestic violence case in which a man is accused of holding a steak knife to a woman’s throat on Bloomington’s east side.… MORE
Normal landowners to foot the bill for increased pension obligations
Property taxes are expected to rise in Normal next year to cover higher pension costs.… MORE
Despite NCAA announcement, Illinois lawmakers move on bill to allow student athlete endorsement deals
Disregarding the announcement by the NCAA that it would soon change its rules regarding college athletes being allowed to be compensated, Illinois lawmakers are moving forward with legislation that would keep a paid college athlete on the field. … MORE
UPDATE: BPD probing Halloween armed robbery
Bloomington Police are probing a Halloween hold up on the city’s southwest side.… MORE
Two Livingston County educators have licenses suspended
Two additional educators in Central Illinois have seen their teaching licenses suspended.… MORE
State lawmakers still collecting information about vaping
When the Illinois General Assembly resumes its fall veto session the second week of November, it’s possible lawmakers will get around to voting on vaping. They are laying the groundwork, though, with a committee having heard both pro and con on a ban on not only flavored vapes, but flavored tobacco, too.… MORE
BPD: Business robbed on city’s southwest side
Police are releasing little information about a robbery that happened Halloween night in Bloomington.… MORE
Illinois House hearing for possible removal of indicted state lawmaker set for Friday
Within a week of his arrest on bribery charges and subsequent not guilty plea, state Rep. Luis Arroyo’s colleagues in the Illinois House will meet to discuss if he should be removed from office.… MORE
IDPH reports third vaping related death
Health officials are reporting the death of a third Illinois resident who had recently vaped and been hospitalized with a severe lung injury.… 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…