OSF HealthCare has been named the official health care provider for Illinois Wesleyan University athletics in an exclusive partnership.… MORE
This week’s USDA crop report
There were 5.4 days suitable for field work during the week ending October 22, 2023.… MORE
King Julian moved into new space at Miller Park Zoo
The Miller Park Zoo shared an update Monday on its rescued ring-tailed lemur, King Julian.… MORE
Gov. Pritzker attends anti-hate event, discusses attacks on innocent people
When Gov. JB Pritzker showed up Monday at an anti-hate event in Chicago, he invoked the name of the six-year-old boy killed in Plainfield.… MORE
Normal Police announce convictions in two cases involving crimes against children
By WMBD-TV NORMAL – The Normal Police Department, on Monday, announced that two men were sentenced in McLean County Circuit Court and a third awaits sentencing for cases that involved children. According to the department: Besides the Normal Police Department, these cases were investigated with the help of the McLean County Children’s Advocacy Center, the…… MORE
66 Games E-Sports Tournament returns to Bloomington
Gamers from all over the country went head-to-head in an E-sports tournament.… MORE
State lawmakers who represent Teutopolis are calling for safety measures
The state lawmakers who represent Teutopolis have worked up legislation which they say would prevent accidents such as the one which claimed five lives in late September.… MORE
Bloomington falls flat to Decatur MacArthur in final week of regular season
By Jake Fogal BLOOMINGTON – A field goal was the first score of the game put on the board early in the first quarter by the Purple Raiders, but what came to follow left fans packing up and heading for the exits early as Decatur MacArthur put a beating on Bloomington 54-10. Bloomington challenged the…… MORE
Danvers man facing first-degree murder charges dies from apparent suicide in McLean County jail
An accused killer died in custody at the McLean County Jail from an apparent suicide.… MORE
Local plumbing company giving away water heater to McLean County family
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – A local company is paying it forward with hot water for the cold weather. A Covenant Plumbing news release states that the company has started a new program Covenant Cares, which they hope will be a way to give back to the community by helping those in need. One lucky resident…… 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…