A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus.… MORE
ISU’s Lewis inducted into MVC Hall of Fame
Much of the attention on Arch Madness weekend is on the Illinois State men’s basketball team, but the Missouri Valley Conference is taking time to honor a legend of the women’s game.… MORE
Mulberry, Cloud streets closing for sewer work
BLOOMINGTON – Two Bloomington streets will close on Monday, March 6 and Tuesday, March 7. Mulberry St. between Mason and Oak streets and Cloud St. between Ryan and Vale streets will be closed both days for contractor sewer work.… MORE
February weather smashes records
No matter where you live in Illinois you knew it been mild winter and now we are finding out just how much warmer it was.… MORE
Sports On Air
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ISU cheerleader no longer hears sounds of silence
Illinois State freshman cheerleader Lily Watts remembers the first time she heard the squeaking of basketball shows on the court, a referee’s whistle and birds chirping.… MORE
Longtime Reagan assistant Grande to visit Eureka College
Peggy Grande, longtime personal assistant to President Ronald Reagan and the author of ‘The President Will See You Now,’ will visit Eureka College on March 14 at 7 p.m. in Becker Auditorium as part of the Ronald W. Reagan Society of Eureka College Book Series.… MORE
Thunder fall in early hole, drop opener in Dubuque
Dubuque built up a five-goal lead through two periods and withstood a third-period push by Bloomington in a 5-2 win over the Thunder on Thursday night at the Mystique Ice Center.… MORE
State Farm becomes new sponsor for Youth Classic golf tournament
The Bloomington-Normal Convention and Visitors Bureau and Sports Commission has announced State Farm as title sponsor of The Youth Classic Golf Tournament.… MORE
Westminster Village donates bus to Boys & Girls Club
A senior community is helping a kids agency.… 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…