By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Police Department announced on Monday that it partnered with KultureCity to make its services sensory-inclusive. According to the department, the certification ensures officers are trained to recognize those with sensory needs and how to handle sensory overload situations. All Bloomington squad cars will have KultureCity Sensory Bags, which will…… MORE
By WMBD-TV STANFORD – Olympia Community Unit School District 16 has two questions on the ballot and they want to make sure voters in McLean, Tazewell and Woodford counties are informed about what those questions mean for their tax bill. The district is looking to reallocate money into their education fund and into operations and maintenance…… MORE
By Jake Fogal CHAMPAIGN – After the best season for the program since 2015, Normal Community boys basketball came up just short of hoisting the IHSA Class 4A State championship Saturday night in Champaign, falling to Homewood-Flossmoor 60-48. Three Vikings scored in double figures, as Bryce Heard poured in 21 points. Jayden Tyler had 15,…… MORE
By WMBD-TV TREMONT – Voters within Tremont Community Unit School District 702 will have the option during the March 19 primary to decide if their taxes should be raised. A referendum on the ballot will ask voters if they want to increase their limiting tax rate by 40 cents. The district says in a FAQ posted on their…… MORE
By WMBD-TV NORMAL – Illinois State University went outside its campus looking for a person to lead the school but in the end, came back to the person who temporarily held the job. On Friday, the Board of Trustees announced Aondover Tarhule, who was currently serving as the school’s interim president, could drop the first…… MORE
By Jake Fogal CHAMPAIGN – Normal Community took the court at the State Farm Center in Champaign for the first time Friday under long time head coach Dave Witzig, but the Ironmen are no stranger to this type of success. Community picked up the victory over Palatine in the IHSA Class 4A State Semifinals, 58-38…… MORE
Two Republican primary candidates are seeking to be the next auditor for Tazewell County: William C. Funkhouser and Keden Nelms.… MORE
Electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive unveiled a much-anticipated, less expensive vehicles Thursday afternoon. … MORE
Normal Police Department (NPD) has arrested a man for his alleged possession of child pornography, according to a Normal police news release.… MORE
Fire officials in Lincoln warn the public not to be alarmed when they see smoke near one of the town’s parks.… 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…