The McDonald’s on South Main Street celebrated the retirement of Steve Petty Wednesday morning.… MORE
Auto Draft
By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Coroner released the name of a man killed in a car wreck Saturday morning. Scott W. Smith, 49, of Bloomington, was pronounced dead after his sedan and another sedan collided at the intersection of West Market Street and Wylie Drive, said Coroner Kathleen Yoder. The Bloomington Police…… MORE
Partisan politics infiltrating non-partisan local Illinois elections
It’s been just four months since the last election concluded, but another election is on the horizon in Illinois: the April 1 elections for school boards and municipal offices. … MORE
Normal Police
By WMBD TV NORMAL – Two armed men robbed a person in a Schnucks parking lot, according to police. Officers with the Normal Police Department were called at 4:30 p.m. on March 10, to the 1700 block of Bradford Lane to a report of an armed robbery. When police arrived they learned two men had…… MORE
Republican bills aim to assist Illinois in its battle against fentanyl
Illinois Republican senators have filed bills that would combat the state’s fentanyl crisis and further punish major possessors of the drug.… MORE
A man died and another was hospitalized after two sedans were involved in a collision Saturday morning
A man died and another was hospitalized after two sedans were involved in a collision Saturday morning.… MORE
Current flag wins state flag redesign vote
The Illinois state flag may be around a lot longer, it turns out. … MORE
Pritzker wants Illinois to be latest state to ban cellphones in classroom
Are cellphones a useful tool or a distraction in the classroom? According to Gov. JB Pritzker, they’re a distraction, and he has proposed banning them during classroom instruction. … MORE
With electricity price spikes coming, environmental and industry groups pitch reform
By ANDREW ADAMSCapitol News [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Illinois faces potential energy shortfalls and all-but-guaranteed price spikes for northern Illinois this summer, consumer and environmental advocates say. Lawmakers and advocates in Springfield have proposed bills that they say would address their concerns — but it’s unclear whether they’re likely to pass by the General Assembly’s expected…… MORE
Central Illinoisan to represent country at Special Olympics
There will be a Special Olympian from central Illinois this year.… 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…