A state lawmaker has introduced a bill that would establish a concussion oversight team in Illinois high schools.… MORE
A state lawmaker has introduced a bill that would establish a concussion oversight team in Illinois high schools.… MORE
The March of Dimes says day care centers ought to have vaccine policies for the adults who work there.… MORE
The Bloomington Water Department will be conducting water service repairs on West Oakland Avenue between South Madison Street and South Center Street. The repairs will begin on Tuesday.… MORE
Bloomington aldermen will vote Monday night of approving a pair of water projects.… MORE
The Bloomington Flex exploded out of the locker room on a 13-3 run to blow the game open en route to a 119-100 victory Sunday evening.… MORE
Downs native and Tri-Valley High School graduate Stephanie Brown finished fourth in her professional debut in the 1,000-meter run at the New Balance Indoor Meet in Boston on Saturday.… MORE
Illinois' new governor wants the economy "booming" in Central Illinois.… MORE
The Illinois State softball team gave No. 8 Michigan all they wanted Sunday morning in Tampa, Florida, losing 4-1 to finish a five-game trip in the Sunshine State.… MORE
Despite a close 30 minutes, the Illinois State women’s basketball team could not handle Drake’s hot shooting late in the second half, falling, 70-47, Sunday afternoon inside Redbird Arena.… MORE
Illinois State’s women’s basketball team continues play in the Missouri Valley Conference today when it meets Drake at 2 p.m. at Redbird Arena in its annual Play4 Kay cancer benefit game.… 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…