Obituaries for LeRoy Haag, Sally Phillips and Jo Ann Workman
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Obituaries for LeRoy Haag, Sally Phillips and Jo Ann Workman
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The Bloomington Edge has announced a two-year contract extension for general manager Charles Welde.… MORE
Now that four Democrats have declared to run against Republican U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis next year, a state lawmaker has decided won’t be running for the seat.… MORE
Gov. Bruce Rauner is issuing disaster declarations for eight northwestern Illinois counties, enabling state government to continue offering aid to flooded communities.… MORE
A compromise proposal on creation of a civilian advisory board for Bloomington Police won overwhelming support Monday night from the Bloomington City Council.… MORE
BLOOMINGTON – Effective immediately, Oakland Ave. between Vale and Moore streets will be closed to thru traffic for emergency sewer repairs. Street will be closed until work is completed. Drivers should find alternate routes.… MORE
Gov. Bruce Rauner called another special session of the Illinois General Assembly because the Democrat-controlled General Assembly refused to send him an education funding measure approved in May.… MORE
I hope the City Council’s postponement of action on a police oversight committee is a prelude to their killing it. … MORE
The Missouri Valley Football Conference announced its annual preseason team with five Redbird players on the annual list voted on by league coaches, media and sports information directors.… MORE
BLOOMINGTON – Brown Street between Market and Washington streets will be closed to all traffic starting at 10 p.m. Tuesday, July 25, and will be closed until line painting is complete. For questions, contact Public Works, 309-434-2225.… MORE
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.” …
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…
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…
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…