The man who shot and killed himself at a traffic stop in Bloomington on Saturday night has been identified. … MORE
Chiefs score season high in win over Clinton
The Peoria Chiefs defeated the Clinton LumberKings 11-3 in game one of a three game series Monday night at Dozer Park. The victory improves the Chiefs to 6-5 on the season, with six games left on the homestand.… MORE
City approves Calhoun settlement
The city says police did nothing wrong, but Bloomington Aldermen are voting to pay Gabriella Calhoun $120,000 in a settlement over a 2013 altercation with police.… MORE
Cullerton pulls bill to tax drivers per mile
Amid an outpouring of angry reactions about a measure to tax Illinois drivers by the mile, Illinois Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, says he won’t advance his proposal.… MORE
WJBC Athletes of the Week: April 18, 2016
WJBC, in partnership with Frontier Communications and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… MORE
ISU Scholar talks controversial United States v. Texas case
A Supreme Court hearing that took place today could have major implications for legal immigration.… MORE
Obituary: Rathbun
Doris Ann Rathbun, 77, of Colfax, passed away at 3:00pm, Sunday, April 17, 2016 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington.… MORE
Bar owners: Bloomington hasn’t justified liquor license fee hike
Opposition is brewing for Bloomington’s proposed increase in liquor license fees.… MORE
Republican strategist: GOP is a ‘train wreck’
A recent poll shows a majority of Republican voters say the candidate with the most delegates should get the party’s nomination for president.… MORE
Emergency closure in Bloomington due to manhole repairs
The intersection of Bissell and Low Street will be immediately closed to all traffic due to manhole repairs and it will be reopened as soon as work is completed. … 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…