Art fans in the Twin Cities will soon have their chance to bid on handcrafted, cross-stitched holiday pieces.… MORE
CIRA backs fee hike to lessen property tax burden
Flights out of Central Illinois Regional Airport may become more expensive if Congress approves a proposal that could charge every passenger a fee of $8.50.… MORE
Unit 5 settles property tax dispute with owner of 81 student apartment complexes
The attorney for Unit 5 schools said the district held its ground and gained revenue in a tax dispute with the company that challenged property tax assessments for 81 student apartment complexes.… MORE
District 87 approves $3.2 million HVAC project bid
Bloomington’s District 87 approved a bid of $3.2 million from A&R Mechanical in Urbana to upgrade heating, ventilation and air conditioning controls at Irving, Oakland, and Washington Elementary schools.… MORE
Former office manager sentenced to prison for fraud, ordered to repay $1.1M to former employer
A former office manager of a Bloomington landscaping firm has been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay restitution of more than $1 million to the company.… MORE
Alleged crack cocaine dealer held on $250,000 bond after BPD investigation
A Bloomington Police Vice Unit investigation has led to an arrest of a local man on a dozen drug charges.… MORE
Heartland streamlines debt to lower rate, accommodate capital and repair projects
The Heartland Community College board has approved moving some of its debt into more traditional methods.… MORE
Clearwater Avenue in Bloomington to close for water main repairs
The City of Bloomington Water Department will be repairing an emergency water main leak on Clearwater Avenue between Hershey and Dallas starting Wednesday morning.… MORE
AG Madigan scores settlement for pre-flat screen era TV and monitor buyers
Televisions are cheaper these days but Illinois Attorney general Lisa Madigan believes some Illinois consumers are owed money from a bygone era.… MORE
ISU defensive coordinator Nowinsky leaves for FBS job
Illinois State football’s defensive coordinator Spence Nowinsky has taken a job with Miami of Ohio, an FBS program.… 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…