By Cole Lauterbach /Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Illinois is seeing much less snow than it usually does. While it’s good for your car and pothole repair, it may be bad for farmers banking on winter wheat yields. Even with last Wednesday’s light snow in northern and central Illinois, most of the state is experiencing…… MORE
Jane Lynch: Returning to ISU like ‘going back in time’
Illinois State University is honoring actress Jane Lynch with an honorary doctoral degree during Thursday’s Founders Day ceremony.… MORE
Proposed Route 66 legislation excites local enthusiast
A pair of federal bills would make Route 66 a National Historic Trail, and create a Route. 66 100th anniversary committee.… MORE
B-N Police Blotter: Wed. Feb. 15, 2017
A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus.… MORE
Sports On Air
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Bill seeks to level playing field between independents, major party candidates
Bill to level signature requirements would even playing field between independents, major party candidates
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Bloomington advocate calls for more community policing to bridge racial divide
A breakdown on pedestrian stops based on race doesn’t set Bloomington apart from most other cities in the U.S., but the Bloomington woman who compiled the report says the study should still serve as a call to action.… MORE
Durbin meets with Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin met with Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch for some 40 minutes this week.… MORE
Redbird men rally for narrow win over Bears
A last shot bounced off the rim and ISU came away with a hard-fought 67-66 win on the road against the Missouri State Bears Wednesday night at JQH Arena.… MORE
Late rally leads Wheaton past IWU
WHEATON – A Brady Rose 3-point basket with 6:24 that put the Titans up 61-57 was the last bright spot in a dismal finish as Illinois Wesleyan dropped a pivotal College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin game to Wheaton, 81-67, at King Arena on Wednesday. The Thunder outscored the Titans 18-2 over the next five…… MORE
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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…