Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti visited Youth Build of McLean County this afternoon to discuss the importance of vocational training and how the state can benefit from investing in more similar resources.… MORE
Leaders in some Ill. cities accused of sharing private business tax information with outside auditors
The Illinois Illinois Retail Merchants Association said Monday that it had obtained emails showing that municipal officials illegally shared local businesses tax information with an outside company that makes money auditing businesses on behalf of local governments.… MORE
Voting open for Illinois’ top historic site
Illinois’ bicentennial best-of voters have a tough decision to make this week. What is Illinois’ most noteworthy historic site?… MORE
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Bloomington businesses won’t receive liquor licenses if they’re located within 100 feet of daycare centers and preschools. Posted by WJBC on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 … MORE
Bloomington parks wish list includes larger, central park concept
Bloomington has presented a plan to revamp its park system for the next 15 years.… MORE
WJBC Athletes of the Week: Apr. 24, 2018
Ellie Weltha (Bloomington Track and Field) and Franky West (Normal Community Track and Field)… MORE
Bloomington buys new protective gear for firefighters
Bloomington firefighters will be getting additional gear that’s intended to keep them safer, long after the fire is out.… MORE
Reinking’s father could face charges in Waffle House shooting
While a Morton man has been jailed in Tennessee on charges he shot and killed four people at a Nashville Waffle House on Sunday, his father is under investigation by the feds for returning several weapons to his son, including the AR-15 that was used in the killing.… MORE
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Madigan re-elected head of Illinois Democratic Party
House Speaker Michael Madigan was re-elected Monday to his position as head of Illinois’ Democratic Party, as expected.… 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…