Obituaries for Shirley Martins and Jeanie Luebke… MORE
Obituaries for Shirley Martins and Jeanie Luebke… MORE
I hope Monday night was a harbinger of things to come.… MORE
A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus.… MORE
Four Central Catholic Saints declared their college intentions on Wednesday.… MORE
A house fire on the 100 block of West Morgan in McLean has reportedly damaged a house a garage in the small town. … MORE
WJBC’s St. Jude Radio Runners team is once again gearing up for the 56-mile trek from Bloomington to Peoria this summer.… MORE
Find yourself facing a late fee because you didn’t get a reminder your license plate was set to expire?… MORE
Bloomington mayor Tari Renner said the city liquor commission’s move to raise fees for the first time since the 1980s is a sign the so-called ‘Old Boy Network’ of bar owners is no longer dictating city policy.… MORE
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Illinois State University president Larry Dietz hopes to bend the ear of lawmakers this week to try to bring about some resolution to the state budget impasse that’s now in its 10th month.… MORE
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.” …
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…
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…
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…