U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said the Supreme Court might rule on a Texas case which challenges President Obama’s executive actions on immigration.… MORE
McLean County EMA director Hawk to retire
It’s likely the next time an emergency strikes in McLean County, Curt Hawk won’t be the one to answer the call. The county’s emergency management director since 2004 is retiring at the end of the month.… MORE
‘Visual pollution’ to stay as Normal allows billboards to remain
Normal’s Town Council has narrowly approved allowing two billboards in the northeast part of town to stay, looking past an agreement the town reached with a developer in 1999 that had called for one of the signs to be removed five years later.… MORE
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Police: Indiana man shot himself on interstate traffic stop in Bloomington
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
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…