Unit 5, along with much of the area, is suffering from a shortage of substitute teachers.… MORE
Policy set at American Farm Bureau meeting
The annual meeting of the American Farm Bureau Federation wrapped up earlier this week in San Diego.… MORE
BPD chief: ‘Discipline is a corrective action’
Many, including Mayor Tari Renner, are not happy with the punishment received by Bloomington police Sgt. Ed Shumaker after he said a stabbing victim "bleeds to death."… MORE
Closing arguments set for today at a mclean coutny murder trialbloomongt's mayor not happy with a the dsipine given an police officer caught making racially charged cmments on tape.ISU will hos..… MORE
Closing arguments begin in Compton murder trial
Closing arguments are underway in the murder trial of Nicholas Compton.… MORE
Bloomington City Manager stands by punishment and comment
Bloomington Police Sergeant Ed Shumaker said he hopes a black subject "Bleeds to death."… MORE
ISU to host State of the Union ‘Tweet-Up’
Illinois State University students will be offering their feedback on the President's State of the Unions Speech next week – 140 characters at a time.… MORE
WJBC Forum: American still split over race
The recent trial revelation of a racist remark by a Bloomington Police officer, shows again how volatile racial issues are, despite a 1960s Civil Rights movement and the election of a mixed race Presi… MORE
B-N Police blotter: Wed. Jan. 14, 2015
A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus.… MORE
Illinois legislative leaders reappointed as 99th General Assembly begins
Unfinished business at the Capitol includes education – chiefly, how to pay for it for all Illinoisans.… 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…