Cecil P. Crow, 76 of Normal, Illinois, passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2017 at 1:00am at Heritage Health Care, Normal, Illinois.… MORE
TSA pre-screening coming to CIRA
Security pre-screening is coming to Central Illinois Regional Airport.… MORE
Moody’s reviewing state universities for possible downgrade due to state budget impasse
Moody’s Investors Service said Monday it’s placing the state’s public universities under review for downgrade because of the nearly 22-month-long budget impasse.… MORE
Local police arrest man in child pornography case
By Howard Packowitz NORMAL – A year-long child pornography investigation led to the arrest of a man from Normal who’s suspected of possessing thousands of pictures and videos of youngsters. Detectives from Normal and the Bloomington police cyber crimes unit arrested Carthell Nibbelin, 35, who used to live in the 1400 block of East College…… MORE
Obituary: Mason
Thelma I. Mason, 86, of Chatsworth, IL passed away at 7:52 am on Monday, April 17, 2017 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington, IL. … MORE
Mayor Koos wins reelection
It’s over, 14 days after the mayoral election in Normal, incumbent Chris Koos has taken the election over challenger Marc Tiritilli by 11 votes.… MORE
Regional pizza chain chief to speak at Eureka commencement
The head of a regional pizza chain will give the commencement address next month at Eureka College.… MORE
Consolidating agencies, boards expected to save taxpayers money
Gov. Bruce Rauner’s move to make Springfield’s Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum a standalone state agency will result in tax savings, the museum’s administrator said. … MORE
B-N first-quarter home sales on rise
Home sales are picking up in the Bloomington-Normal area.… MORE
Obituary: Campbell
Gerald E. Campbell, 82, rural Pontiac, died at 9:30 p.m. Friday, April 14, 2017 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington.… 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…