Ameren has started performing utility work at Dry Grove and northbound Main Street.… MORE
Renner: Bloomington won’t be sanctuary city, mayor sees need to cut personnel costs to reduce spending
Bloomington won’t become a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants, according to Mayor Tari Renner.… MORE
WJBC Brotherhood Tree still looking for volunteers to deliver gifts
The WJBC Brotherhood Tree is nearing its’ last year of distributing presents to hundreds of families and thousands of children in McLean County. Market Manager of WJBC Paula Williams says now all they need is a few more volunteers, which can be a tradition in your family like it is in hers.… MORE
Social Justice group protests GOP tax bill outside BCPA
A smaller, but politically charged crowd of demonstrators were present outside the BCPA tuesday afternoon, chanting to “kill the bill” in respsonse to the latest GOP intiative to reform the current tax code under the Trump Administration.… MORE
BPD Chief ready to work with civilian police board
Bloomington Police Chief Brendan Heffner is now embracing the creation of a civilian police board that will review how the department investigates citizens’ complaints against officers.… MORE
Questions linger about effectiveness of ISBE’s climate survey
Schools across Illinois are sending off the results of their latest climate survey, dubbed the the 5Essential Survey, but there are questions about what will become of the answers. … MORE
WJBC Voices: Bells Still In Tune
Recently, at the Normal Theater, I watched (for the umpteenth time) “Bells of St. Mary’s”. I don’t know whether it was because I hadn’t watched it in several years or whether it was the theater setting instead of a tv screen, but this time I noticed little things that I didn’t remember from earlier viewings.… MORE
WJBC Athletes of the Week: Dec. 12, 2017
WJBC Radio, in conjunction with Meatheads of Bloomington-Normal and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week. Olivia Demosthenes–Normal West Girls Basketball Olivia’s steal and layup at the buzzer gave the Wildcats a 47-45 win over Bloomington. Drew Wollenschlager–Normal West Boys Basketball Drew captured a career-high 19 points in a 50-47…… MORE
Olympia tabs Bloomington assistant to lead football program
Olympia has a new football coach. … MORE
Rivian welcomes investor; rolls out plans for electric truck, SUV
The company that plans to produce electric vehicles at the former Mitsubishi Motors plant in Normal has secured a major investor and is offering the first details about what kind of vehicles it plans to build.
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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…