Normal Community honors 2nd place basketball team

Posted on March 22, 2015

By Eric Stock NORMAL – Normal Community came within one win of capturing the school’s first ever state basketball championship, leaving the school with plenty of reason to celebrate. “The accomplishments we had, they can’t be taken away just because of that last game,” senior Tyler Seibring said after a postseason celebration at the school…… MORE

NCHS falls in Class 4A title game

Posted on March 21, 2015

By Nick McClintock The Ironmen of Normal Community finally hit a wall this season,in the form of Jalen Brunson. The Villanova-bound Senior from Lincolnshire Stevenson High School hit 30 points, as the Patriots defeated the Ironmen in the Class 4A State Title game 57-40. The Ironmen found themselves down early by 5, before Tyler Seibring…… MORE

Tax Tip: We Work For You – Home Office Deductions 2015

Posted on March 16, 2015

OFFICE-IN-HOME EXPENSES Office in home expenses will be allowed for the place of business which is used by the taxpayer for the administration or management activities of the taxpayer’s business, if there is no other fixed location of the business where these activities are substantially performed. The home office must still be used regularly and exclusively,…… MORE

Redbirds make early exit from MVC women’s tournament

Posted on March 12, 2015

By ISU Sports Information ST. CHARLES – The Illinois State women’s basketball team’s season came to an end as the Redbirds were topped by Evansville, 55-51, in the Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament quarterfinals Thursday night at Family Arena. A career night from Evansville senior Mallory Ladd propelled the Purple Aces to the win.…… MORE

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Posted on March 9, 2015

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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…