By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – In July, Dr. Scott Denton was awarded the Life Saving Partner Award by the Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Network. “I was giving a lecture about why forensic pathologists can help save the living in organ donation. Which is something I don’t get to do often,” said Denton. “So, I…… MORE
Connect Transit is teaming up with the Bloomington and Normal Public libraries to provide free rides to library cardholders this September.… MORE
This weekend the Sweet Corn Circus returns to Uptown Normal to celebrate Bloomington-Normal’s circus and agricultural roots.… MORE
A 47-year-old La Salle man died in a crash early Tuesday afternoon.… MORE
More than a dozen students were injured and taken to an area hospital injuries after a two-vehicle collision Wednesday in Downtown Peoria.… MORE
Towanda, Gridley, Hudson, and Lexington firefighters gathered at the Towanda Fire Department to receive training from the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety (NECAS).… MORE
By WMBD-TV and Jake Fogal BLOOMINGTON – Toys for Tots of McLean County is introducing a “Santas of Summer Parking Lot Party.” “We’re in the Midwest. What do we do best in the Midwest? Let’s throw a parking lot party,” Coordinator Troy Zeigler said. The organization is hosting a free party this Saturday at Lil…… MORE
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – With a location already open in Peoria, another central Illinois city now also gets to have an escape room business. Escapetown opened its Bloomington location this past Thursday, providing residents with a fun and tricky way to spend their time. Groups have a 60-minute time limit to solve the puzzle and unlock…… MORE
More jobs and expanded emergency response have been given the go-ahead by Normal Town Council.… MORE
A senior leader at Rivian Automotive is leaving the company to join another car manufacturer.… MORE
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.” …
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…
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…
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…