The LIFE Center for Independent Living in Bloomington is holding a community advocacy training class for adults with disabilities who live in McLean, Livingston, Ford or DeWitt counties.… MORE
UPDATED: Normal under boil order following major water main break
All of Normal is under a boil order until further notice following a major water main break.… MORE
Normal extends Adelaide Street closure
Adelaide Street from Gregory Street to College Avenue was closed on March 3 for utility work associated with the ISU Softball Complex Improvement project.
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Sawed off: Lumberjacks upend Thunder in overtime
Christiano Versich scored his first goal with Bloomington and Logan Halladay stopped 36 shots, but Zach Berzolla scored with 3:10 left in overtime to send Muskegon past the Thunder, 2-1, on Thursday at L.C. Walker Arena.… MORE
Twin Cities South Asian community aims to ‘Stop Hate Together’
“Stop Hate Together.”… MORE
ISU chops down Indiana State to start MVC Tourney play
Sophomore Katrina Beck scored 15 of her game-high 17 points in the second half to lead the Illinois State women’s basketball team to a 51-44 victory over No. 8 seed Indiana State Thursday in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament inside the iWireless Center.… MORE
Illinois bill would lower drinking age with parental consent
A bipartisan piece of legislation could see changes to the way Illinois classifies its’ drinking age.… MORE
Bloomington police searching for sexually violent person
The Bloomington Police Department is searching for a man registered as a sexually violent person, who the said cut off his GPS ankle monitor.… MORE
Chateau hotel remains closed, timeline for re-opening still not set
The Chateau Hotel and Conference Center remained closed Thursday afternoon for having a non-operational fire alarm system, however the City of Bloomington says they’re moving towards a potential solution. … MORE
LaHood ‘skeptical’ of new health care plan
Illinois Republicans in Congress are split on whether the plan to move past Obamacare care is on the right path.… 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…