The hockey team that calls Grossinger Motors Arena in downtown Bloomington its home has rescheduled two of the seven games that weren’t played at the city-owned venue to start the season.… MORE
Wind chill advisory for central Illinois, cold spell expected to last through the end of 2017
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a wind chill advisory until 10 o’clock this morning for the WJBC listening area, and the weather service is urging people who venture outside to take precautions to prevent frost bite or hypothermia.… MORE
UPDATE: Missing Bloomington woman spotted in Mattoon, police seek public’s help to find Carmon Edwards
A missing Bloomington woman, who hasn’t been seen since Christmas morning, was apparently spotted about 100 miles southeast of the Twin-Cities in Mattoon on Tuesday.… MORE
Police seek public’s help in finding missing Bloomington woman
Bloomington Police are asking for the public’s help to locate a missing 53-year old woman, who is believed to have left Bloomington Christmas morning and did not show up for a family gathering in Tazewell County.… MORE
Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign falls short
The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign fell short of its $255,000 goal this year.… MORE
Illinois farmers look to the future with AI
Growers in Illinois are looking for new ways to expand their use of technology, and artificial intelligence is emerging as their way of embracing the future of farm production.… MORE
Obituaries: Butler, Hetz
Obituaries for Edith Butler, Gene Hetz.… MORE
Bloomington’s civilian police board plans community outreach
Bloomington’s civilian police panel has met for the first time and plans to host community outreach sessions every three months.… MORE
Illinois among states with ‘widespread’ flu activity
The flu season is here in Illinois. More and more people are getting sick, but the state of Illinois says there’s still time to get a flu shot. … MORE
Illinois legislators work to pass bipartisan net neutrality bill
Federal Communications Commission rules essentially treating the nation’s internet transmission cables as a public utility were largely rolled back last week.… 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…