Classes this fall at Illinois State University will be presented in face-to-face, hybrid, and online formats.… MORE
Day two: Harrison murder trial
By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON– Christopher Harrison’s attorney is not disputing that Harrison shot and killed Reginald Hart Jr and Joseph Gardner after they attempted to rob him back in 2018. Where the state and defense disagree is whether or not Harrison was justified in doing so. Prosecutor David Fitt gave the opening…… MORE
Rivian adds Customer Engagement Center to Normal campus
Electric-vehicle manufacturer Rivian will be adding close to 40 additional jobs to the Twin Cities as it locates its Customer Engagement Center to the Normal based facility.… MORE
Oven malfunction at Tobin’s Pizza injures two employees
A small oven explosion Tuesday afternoon at Tobin’s Pizza in Bloomington injured two workers.… MORE
Governor participates in roundtable discussion
With teenage organizers of Springfield Black Lives Matter on hand, Gov. JB Pritzker Tuesday led a roundtable discussion in which he praised the young people.… MORE
Police release video of man smashing BPD squad car
Bloomington Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a person who smashed the window of a squad car.… MORE
McLean County adds 4 more coronavirus cases; Currently none in hospital
McLean County health officials on Tuesday announced four new cases of coronavirus, bringing the county total to 232.… MORE
Coroner: Man dies after accident in Gridley
A pedestrian was hit by a car in a construction zone and later died at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, according to McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder.… MORE
Hy-Vee to donate $1 million and one million volunteer hours to support racial unity and equality
Hy-Vee will donate $1 million, as well as commit to providing one million volunteer hours, to organizations that support racial unity and equality primarily throughout its eight-state region.… MORE
Auto rates to fall an average of almost 14 percent for State Farm’s Illinois policyholders
Bloomington’s State Farm Insurance said Monday it is cutting auto rates by an average of 13.7 percent for Illinois policyholders because the COVID-19 pandemic is keeping motorists off the road, and there are fewer accidents.… 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…