By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON – No family ever wants to evacuate their home. Rebecca Stevens is a Bloomington native, and graduated from Bloomington High School. Stevens, her husband and her two sons, a three-year-old and a four-year-old, live in Studio City, which is in the middle of Los Angeles. They are within 10 miles of…… MORE
The Town of Normal is remembering a former mayor who had a significant economic impact on the town.… MORE
The Normal Fire Department is letting people know just how massive the Los Angeles fires have been over the last two days.… MORE
A Bloomington man was arrested Monday in connection with a shooting Monday that sent one person to the hospital.… MORE
The Bloomington City Council approved a new subdivision on the city’s southwest side during its meeting on Monday.… MORE
State Farm is being accused of canceling thousands of fire insurance policies in California right before the massive wildfires.… MORE
The Woodford County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help identifying who has been leaving hundreds of tires throughout the county.… MORE
On Saturday, the City of Bloomington and the Town of Normal once again joined forces to host the 49th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Luncheon.… MORE
A house fire in Lexington took over four hours to extinguish due to icy conditions and the roof collapsing.… MORE
Five people have been released from the McLean County Jail, a day or or so after being arrested in connection with an Illinois State Police human trafficking operation.… 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…