Joseph L. Sutter, 94, of Bloomington, passed away at 7:34 am, Friday, April 3, 2020 at McLean County Nursing Home, Normal. … MORE
Obituary: Patricia Greenwald
Patricia Eileen Greenwald, 73, of Bloomington, passed away at 2:29 p.m., Friday, April 3, 2020 at her home with her family by her side.… MORE
Governor expresses frustration in Saturday briefing
Illinois has passed the ten-thousand mark in coronavirus cases. Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, reported Saturday the new totals are 10,357 cases and 243 deaths.… MORE
Limiting customers in an effort to slow COVID-19
In a continuing effort to encourage social distancing Schnucks stores have started limiting the number of customers shopping at one time.… MORE
Over 8,000 COVID-19 cases in Illinois, including 210 deaths
Gov. JB Pritzker’s daily coronavirus briefing was meant to show off how McCormick Place in Chicago is becoming a giant field hospital to fight coronavirus, with the first five hundred of an eventual 3,000 beds on site.… MORE
Bloomington man arrested for gun possession and drug offenses
A Bloomington man faces several charges for drugs and possession of a gun.… MORE
McLean County COVID-19 cases increase to 38
The McLean County Health Department announced seven new people have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the county to 38.… MORE
The Secretary of State’s office urging Illinoisans to go online
More Illinoisans are taking care of driver services online since the beginning of the stay-at-home order issued by Gov. J.B. Pritzker to reduce the spread of COVID-19.… MORE
Illinois Supreme Court sends White County FOID case back to circuit court
It’s back to the circuit court with an Illinois Supreme Court case challenging the constitutionality of the state’s Firearm Owners Identification card.… MORE
As record amount of unemployment claims stack up in Illinois, application problems persist
A growing number of out-of-work Illinoisans are frustrated with the state’s unemployment application process, which has buckled amid a record number of claims.… 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…