The numbers are out from Bloomington Police’s Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Super Bowl enforcement campaign.… MORE
Grundy County Corner identifies man who died in van fire
Authorities in Dwight identified a man who died in a vehicle fire early Thursday morning. … MORE
Pritzker commits another $182 million to migrant response, details to come next week
The state and Cook County announced Thursday a roughly $250 million plan to provide shelter, health care and other services for recently arrived migrants. But according to their own plan, there’s still a roughly $70 million funding gap for the rest of 2024. … MORE
In last-minute reversal, former Sen. Sam McCann pleads guilty to corruption charges
As federal prosecutors were preparing to rest their case Thursday in the corruption trial of former Republican state Sen. Sam McCann, the one-time gubernatorial candidate had a change of heart. … MORE
Customers pay for utilities’ lawyers and corporate donations. Advocates want to change that.
Illinoisans pay tens of millions of dollars each year to utilities to cover costs they accrue for lawyers, belonging to trade groups, making charitable contributions and purchasing advertisements meant to boost utilities’ public image. … MORE
USDA releases latest Ag Census
The USDA is out with its Ag Census, which is produced every five years.… MORE
Owner of Clinton Power Plant looking to extend contract to 2047
Constellation, the owner of Clinton’s power plant, filed a license renewal application to keep the plant operating for another 20 years.… MORE
Norovirus cases on the rise in Central Illinois
By WMBD-TV TREMONT – A highly contagious virus that can lead to vomiting and diarrhea, norovirus, commonly referred to as the stomach flu, is seeing an uptick in cases in the central Illinois region. Health departments do not have exact numbers, as norovirus is only reportable during an outbreak. This is according to Megan Hanley,…… MORE
Route 66 Commission accepting ideas for anniversary celebration
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – The U.S. Route 66 Centennial Commission is accepting ideas to celebrate the iconic routes 100th anniversary. According to Rod Reid, the Chair of the Route 66 Centennial Commission, Congress established the commission to oversee the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Route 66 in 2026. The Commission is looking for submissions…… MORE
Unidentified man dies in van fire in Dwight
Authorities in Dwight want to learn how a vehicle fire claimed the life of an unidentified man.… 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…