Loren Thomson, 86, of Bloomington, passed away at 1:17 a.m. on April 13, 2018 at the Sugar Creek Assisted Living Center under hospice care of VITAS. … MORE
Oakland Ave. closing for sewer televising
BLOOMINGTON – Oakland Ave. will be closed periodically, a block at a time between State and Vale streets, beginning Monday, April 30. The closures are for sewer televising and project should be completed in about two weeks.… MORE
17-year-old charged with murder as an adult in connection with Normal shootings
A youth from Normal is being charged as an adult with murder in connection with the fatal shootings in an E. College Ave. apartment on Wednesday night. … MORE
Madigan resolution supports progressive income tax
House Speaker Michael Madigan and many other Democrats in the House are putting their names behind a non-binding resolution urging support for a progressive income tax. … MORE
National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day: Food, Fun, and Sun
“Food, Fun, and Sun” is presented by WJBC on Monday, April 30th at the Radio Bloomington studios located at 236 Greenwood Ave in Bloomington from 11 am – 1pm.… MORE
Front Street between Main Street and Madison Street to close
Beginning 6 a.m. Monday, April 30, west bound Front Street from Main Street to Madison Street will be closed to through traffic for five days for sewer work.… MORE
Front St. closing for 5 days for sewer work
BLOOMINGTON – Front St. westbound from west of Main St. to east of Center St. will be closed beginning at 6 a.m. Monday, April 30 for five days for sewer work.… MORE
All Illinois metro areas see job gains
The over-the-year unemployment rate fell in all Illinois metro areas last month.… MORE
Workers unite to memorialize people killed on-duty
More than 200 names of area workers who have been killed on the job since 1850 were read at White Oak Park Friday morning for the annual Workers’ Memorial Day.… MORE
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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…