By WMBD-TV NORMAL – Part of Constitution Trail in Normal is expected to temporarily close for tree removal next week. According to a Town of Normal news release, part of the trail between Vernon Avenue and Phoenix Avenue will be closed from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. The closings will begin on Dec. 4 and…… MORE
By WMBD-TV MCLEAN – A home is a total loss after a house fire near Spencer and Main Street in McLean on Friday. According to a Mt. Hope-Funks Grove Fire Department news release, firefighters were dispatched to the structure fire at approximately 3:13 a.m. When crews arrived on the scene, they observed fire on the east…… MORE
Local police departments released the results of their Thanksgiving weekend DUI enforcement.… MORE
Local farmers donated 6,600 pounds of ground pork to Midwest Food Bank on Thursday.… MORE
By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON – The city of Bloomington Emergency Communication Center has completed all the necessary training to become part of a national network working to find missing children. The ECC announced Thursday that they were now part of the Missing Kids Readiness Program, which was developed by the National Center for Missing &…… MORE
By WMBD-TV NORMAL – Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Wednesday that the 2023 Illinois Minority Health Conference will be held in Normal at the Illinois State University Bone Student Center on Dec. 4 and 5. There will be several speakers including keynote speaker Rober Santos, Director of the…… MORE
A 23-year-old man facing first-degree murder charges for a deadly Bloomington shooting will stand trial early next year.… MORE
This isn’t your average football game. Thanks to a generous donation upwards of $12,000, Unit 5’s E-sports program is gaining traction.… MORE
By Jake Fogal PONTIAC – Heartland Community College has a new head director of it’s Pontiac Campus. Current Interim Director of the Pontiac Center, April Fornero, will stay in the role on a permanent basis. Fornero was appointed to the position in an interim role following the departure of Stacey Shrewsburg in August. Fornero will…… MORE
By Jake Fogal CLINTON – Officials with the Sangamon County Coroner’s Office have identified a man involved in a structure fire last week in Clinton. Clinton Firefighters arrived at the scene of Brush College Road to a house engulfed in flames on Nov. 20 . First responders discovered a victim inside the residence, identified as…… 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…