The local farmers market has moved to an online and curbside service due to the coronavirus pandemic.… MORE
Bloomington gym owner gives members $40,000 worth of equipment so they could workout from home
One local gym owner is turning homes across the twin-cities into personal fitness centers, lending out more than $40,000 worth of gym equipment during the coronavirus pandemic free of charge.… MORE
MCHD Administrator: ‘We will not be going back to normal anytime soon’
Although McLean County Health officials announced one new case of COVID-19, McLean County Health Administrator Jessica McKnight said the county ‘will not be going back to normal anytime soon.’… MORE
Bloomington Salvation Army accepting donations of essential items
Cleaning supplies and toilet paper are still a hot commodity and that affects local agencies who are also searching for the same supplies.… MORE
Rep. Brady sees state making some progress processing jobless benefits
People who’ve filed for unemployment benefits are starting to get their checks, although for many, the checks aren’t coming fast enough, State Rep. Dan Brady (R-Bloomington) said late Tuesday.… MORE
Public health officials survey COVID-19 cases, track recovery rates
Public health officials released new figures Tuesday showing that more than 40 percent of people with COVID-19 got better within a week and recovery rates increased with additional time. … MORE
Officials urge cautious optimism as Illinois’ hospital occupancy rates appear to have leveled in COVID-19 pandemic
Hospital occupancy rates have fluctuated in recent weeks, but the trend is giving some a bit of cautious optimism as Illinois works to reduce the spread of COVID-19.… MORE
Domestic argument leads to stabbing of a man near the Twin-Cities
McLean County Sheriff’s Police said a stabbing that happened Tuesday evening just outside of Normal was the result of a domestic dispute.… MORE
Domestic argument leads to stabbing of a man near the Twin-Cities
McLean County Sheriff’s Police said a stabbing that happened Tuesday evening just outside of Normal was the result of a domestic dispute.… MORE
Coronavirus cases in Illinois now over 23,000
When Gov. JB Pritzker held his big news conference Tuesday, he even bragged a little.… 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…