The Bloomington-Normal Sports Commission handed out its student-athlete awards Monday at its annual State Farm Student-Athlete Recognition Banquet at the Chateau Hotel and Conference Center.… MORE
Rauner to deliver address ahead of special session
Gov. Bruce Rauner will deliver a live address on Tuesday night from the Old State Capitol in Springfield.… MORE
Bloomington man admits to stealing $600,000 from investors
A Bloomington man has agreed to repay more than $600,000 he stole from two investors.… MORE
ISU to name Leah Johnson as volleyball coach
Leah Johnson will be introduced as Illinois State’s seventh head volleyball coach at a press conference in the Hancock Stadium Club on Wednesday at 3 p.m.… MORE
Normal council endorses underpass
The Town of Normal is moving forward with plans to build an underpass at Uptown Station.… MORE
Bloomington alderman show support for library expansion
Most Bloomington aldermen support the idea of expanding the city’s public library at its current Olive street location, but library leaders believe construction is probably a couple of years away, especially if the city council agrees to the most expensive options.… MORE
Council seeks compromise whether felons should be on civilian police review board
The Bloomington City Council is crafting a compromise on what might be the most contentious aspect of a new civilian advisory panel reviewing outcomes of complaints against police.… MORE
Venerable to become new AD at Central Catholic
Central Catholic is expected to name former Normal Community football coach Hud Venerable its new athletic director.
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CCHS picks Venerable as Saints next athletic director
The man hired to lead Central Catholic High School’s athletic department is a former head football coach who led another intercity team to a state championship.… MORE
Obituary: Bays
BLOOMINGTON – Catherine Bays, 83, of Bloomington passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2017 at 6:04 a.m. at the Bloomington Rehabilitation in Bloomington. Catherine was born, August 10, 1933, in Saybrook, to Harry and Elsie (Kingsley) Campbell. She married Leo W. Bays in 1949, he passed away in 1994. Survivors include her two sons; John…… 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…