A Downtown Bloomington business owner accused new City Council member Jenn Carrillo of orchestrating an online harassment campaign against the owners of a new downtown business because she believed the establishment’s name was racially offensive.… MORE
IHSA to combine basketball finals into single weekends for girls and boys
The Illinois High School Association board has approved combining the state basketball finals into single weekends each for girls and boys.… MORE
UPDATED: DCFS investigating infant’s death in Clinton
The investigation continues into the death of a 4-month old Clinton girl on Sunday.… MORE
ISU announces planned campus power outage
A planned power outage has been scheduled for a large portion of Illinois State University.… MORE
BPD: Two charged in home invasion case
Bloomington Police arrested two males in connection with a home invasion with a firearm.… MORE
Thursday scores, Friday schedule
Scoreboards are sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan.… MORE
James Phillips
James W. Phillips, 95 of Bloomington, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington.… MORE
Clinton Police investigating infant death
An investigation remains ongoing after a death of an infant.… MORE
Durbin concerned about levees
A day after touring downstate flooding, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) told reporters in Springfield he is concerned about levees.… MORE
Remains of El Paso’s famed Archbishop set for move to Peoria
The remains of famed Archbishop Fulton Sheen of El Paso appear to be headed to Peoria, from his current resting place at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York.… 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…