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The Illinois House Redistricting Committee held its first hearing last week on new congressional and judicial subcircuit district maps at the Michael Bilandic Building in Chicago. Another half-dozen hearings were
WGLT More than 50 employers accepted applications from job candidates at a job fair outside Eastland Mall in Bloomington on June 1. Restaurant managers aren't the only employers struggling to hire workers. Many Bloomington-Normal businesses are in competition for new employees as the economy reopens. Several of the area's largest employers have announced major hiring sprees this year, including State Farm and electric vehicle maker Rivian. But there are many others hiring too as pandemic restrictions ease. courtesy Jeremy Gray “You go around Bloomington-Normal there’s ‘now hiring’ ...
The McLean County Chamber of Commerce is hosting a walk-up job fair Thursday, June 3, as Bloomington-Normal employers seek to fill more than 1,200 job openings.
A definitive guide to a true and proper Midwestern pub mix Nick Leggin A bowl of pub mix with pretzels as God intended Once upon a time, before there were COVID restrictions, there were taverns that served small bowls of snacks for its patrons. They were mostly in Wisconsin and Illinois, typically at establishments with limited natural light but ample Natural Light. This custom began as a means to skirt regulations by serving the bare minimum of food to allow for liquor service. Over time, tastes and logistics forced bars to shift from fare like onions to bologna sandwiches to...
saranacbo@hotmail.com Anyone who wasn’t comatose during their American History 101 class knows “A Day That Will Live in Infamy” refers to Dec. 7, 1941. But Liz Clark of Garden City, Long Island, had her own DTWLiI — April 3, 1959, when she was 13. Liz was my sister-in-law’s college roommate. She had dark red hair, bright green eyes and a burbling laugh that could melt stone hearts. She was also fiendishly smart and tons of fun. I met her when my s-i-l brought her home for a Christmas break, and haven’t been the same since. In addition to Liz, her DTWLiI had three other protagoni...