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Pontiac fire chiefs puts on light display for holidays
Every year, Pontiac Fire Chief Scott Runyon celebrates the holidays with a festive light show at his home on Turtle Drive in Pontiac.… MORE
Police ask drivers to ‘chill out,’ take extra time this winter
Though the area hasn’t quite experienced severe winter weather yet this season, it never hurts to prepare.… MORE
Rauner won’t comment on donations from Roy Moore supporter
A major contributor to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s campaign has been shown to be a financial supporter of the embattled Alabama Republican candidate for Senate Roy Moore.… MORE
Obituaries: Lubbert
Obituary for Deborah Lubbert
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Elected leaders debate what’s a fair share paying for Bloomington-Normal joint ventures
A discussion about public funding for a center to help small businesses evolved into a debate about what constitutes a fair share. The Bloomington City Council favors a 50-50 split with Normal to fund Illinois Wesleyan University’s Small Business Development Center, rather than a 60-40 split that mirrors the Twin-Cities’ population.… MORE
ISU’s Giving Tuesday driven further by social media
Illinois State University has now participated in Giving Tuesday, the national pseudo holiday which follows black friday and cyber monday, for the last four years.… MORE
Adelaide St. closing for water improvements
NORMAL – Adelaide St. will be closed from Major St. to Market St. from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, November 29-30, 2017. The closure is for water distribution system improvements. A suggested detour is to use Market to Emeline to Major Streets to avoid this area.… MORE
WJBC Athletes of the Week: Nov. 28, 2017
WJBC Radio, in conjunction with Meatheads of Bloomington-Normal and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… MORE
Davis, LaHood distance themselves from Moore in Senate bid
Two Central Illinois congressmen aren’t supporting fellow Republican Roy Moore in his U.S. Senate race in Alabama, following allegations of child molestation and sexual misconduct.… 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…