Illinois State men’s basketball coach Dan Muller brought in so many new players next season he ran out or scholarships.… MORE
Simple steps to financial health for graduates
Country Financial is giving graduates a few ‘Simple Steps’ to become financially secure.… MORE
North Street closing Saturday for celebration
NORMAL – Medici in Uptown Normal will be celebrating its 10th anniversary with a street party on North St. on Saturday, May 19, from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.. North Street from Uptown Circle to Broadway will be signed No Parking after 10 a.m. and will be closed to through traffic at noon. This closure will…… MORE
EDC shares Rauner’s concerns about Illinois business climate
Local economic developers say recent business expansions in Bloomington-Normal have more to do with what’s happening in McLean County than in Springfield.… MORE
Sports On Air
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Governor’s surprise phone call to WJBC: ‘I love Rivian’
Illinois’ chief executive said he is cheering for the success of Rivian Automotive, which received state tax credits and other incentives to begin making electric cars at the former Mitsubishi Motors plant in Normal.… MORE
Chicago teens charged with passing phony $100 bills
Bloomington police say they’ve caught three teenagers passing counterfeit $100 bills last weekend.… MORE
Normal’s Reece: Taxing body approval for Uptown TIF preferred, not required
Normal’s city manager said the town government will continue pursuing an extension of a tax increment financing district for Uptown Normal even if an affected taxing body or two are opposed to the idea.… MORE
Lanes reduced on Linden Street
NORMAL – Linden Street will be reduced to one lane in each direction at Mulberry Street starting Thursday, May 17, 2018 for new water main installation along Mulberry Street. The contractor’s schedule estimates up to a four-week lane reduction to complete the work. The lanes will be reopened for the Illinois Special Olympics Summer Games weekend.… MORE
Illinois Realtors: Proposed statewide property tax “untenable”
The best way to pay off Illinois’ unfunded pension debt is a statewide 1 percent property tax on top of local property tax levies for the next few decades, according to a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.… 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…