Illinois People’s Action, along with some local church officials, are pushing what they’re calling Welcoming City ordinances in both Bloomington and Normal.… MORE
Illinois People’s Action, along with some local church officials, are pushing what they’re calling Welcoming City ordinances in both Bloomington and Normal.… MORE
Promoters have added two more Garth Brooks concerts scheduled for State Farm Center in Champaign next month.… MORE
Bloomington High School’s boys basketball team still has two more games to play this season, but after hurdling a 42-year-old barrier, coach Micheal Mosley feels his team has relieved some of the pressure.… MORE
President Donald Trump’s new interpretation of federal education policy, to give more authority to individual states, isn’t changing Illinois’ new school master plan.… MORE
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth has joined colleagues in promoting major paid family and medical leave legislation. … MORE
There’s a renewed effort in the Illinois legislature to pass an automatic voter registration bill.… MORE
Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan is taking a closer look at proposed Medicaid cuts by the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans. … MORE
Obituary for Helen Cushing
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Illinois Wesleyan senior Meg Stanley became the school’s first-ever national swimming champion when she touched the wall first in the 500 freestyle at the NCAA Division III Championships on Wednesday at the CISD Natatorium in Shenandoah, Texas.… MORE
Deontae Hawkins reached a career-high in 3-pointers to lead Illinois State to an 85-71 victory over UC Irvine in the First Round of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) Wednesday night on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena.… 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…