Unit 5 administrators seek to protect the constitutional rights of free speech and expression for students should they stage peaceful demonstrations at school events when the national anthem is played or during the Pledge of Allegiance.… MORE
Intercity match-up highlights Week 6 of high school football
By Greg Halbleib The final Intercity meeting of the 2017 regular season highlights the Week 6 schedule for the WJBC Friday Night High School Football Extravaganza. Normal West (4-1, 3-1 Big Twelve) visits Bloomington (3-2, 2-2 Big Twelve) one week after both participated in games with single-game school scoring records. West put a school-record 76…… MORE
Obituary: Farney
Elizabeth “Beth” Farney PONTIAC – Elizabeth “Beth” Farney, 83, of Pontiac, formerly of Cullom, passed away at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, September 28, 2017 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 30, 2017 at Calvert & Martin Funeral Home in Cullom. Visitation will be…… MORE
Central Catholic named National Blue Ribbon School
Central Catholic High School is receiving a national honor.… MORE
Muller: Scandal shocking, but clean-up of college athletics welcome
The FBI’s involvement in the unfolding college basketball recruiting scandal has come as a shock to Illinois State men’s basketball coach Dan Muller, although he welcomes the clean-up of his sport.… MORE
Supreme Court to hear forced union dues case
By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – An Illinois state worker’s fight against forced union dues is heading to the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that could change labor law across the country. In a decision announced Thursday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in Janus vs. AFSCME, which challenges a 40-year-old precedent that…… MORE
Orlando Ave. closed for pavement replacement
NORMAL – Orlando Ave. between Main St. and Northbrook Dr. has been closed to through traffic since Monday, September 18 and will remain closed until approximately Friday, October 13 for pavement removal and replacement. During Phase II of this project, beginning Friday, September 29, 2017, Orlando Ave. will be closed to all traffic as highlighted…… MORE
LeRoy man convicted of attempted sexual assault, burglary
A McLean County judge has found a LeRoy man guilty of charges connected to a report of a break-in and attempted sexual assault in January of this year.… MORE
Pub II closes for renovations
A popular Twin Cities restaurant is partially closed for renovations.… MORE
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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…