Charlie Larkin is a good egg. He also knows a good egg when he sees one. Larkin is the owner of Above Normal Eggs. He’s a sixth generation farmer who began raising hens in his kitchen and now has a flock of more than 80 of them.… MORE
Obituaries: Deutsch
Obituaries for Peg Deutsch… MORE
Governor candidate Kennedy addresses letter carriers convention in Normal
A Democratic candidate for Illinois Governor told letter carriers in Normal Friday that the assault on working families that their predecessors fought against a half-century ago still persists today.… MORE
Prep football stars savor Shrine Game experience
The Illinois High School Shrine Game has moved to multiple locations throughout its history, but it never misses a beat, always featuring the best high school football players in the state.… MORE
Thunder GM Jewell accepts college coaching job
By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – One month after the Bloomington Thunder promoted Dan Jewell to general manager, he’s taking a coaching job in the Division One college ranks. Jewell has been named as assistant coach at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York. Jewell was also an assistant coach on the Thunder staff and…… MORE
West Peoria man killed in I-55 crash in Bloomington
By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – McLean County Coroner Kathy Davis said a passenger was killed in a rollover crash on Interstate 55 in Bloomington Friday morning. Davis said her office was notified of the single-vehicle crash at 6:30 a.m. just north of the Market Street exit. A northbound vehicle had rolled over and landed on…… MORE
Sports On Air
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State Police: Don’t break car windows to rescue hot dogs
You hear the warning every summer, don’t leave your dog in a hot car. But the Illinois State Police have a new warning about trying to rescue those hot dogs; don’t break into a car to save it.… MORE
Clinton Power Station returns to service
Exelon Generation operators returned Clinton Power Station to full power Tuesday following repairs to a system that delivers water to the reactor.… MORE
Rauner calls for special session
Gov. Bruce Rauner is calling lawmakers back to Springfield for a 10-day special session in an attempt to reach an agreement on a balanced budget. … 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…