Two women, accused of murder in connection with the death of a 13-month-old boy, are scheduled for trial in late March.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Pontiac man in custody for allegedly shooting a car
A 19-year-old Pontiac man was arrested late Thursday for allegedly shooting at a vehicle.… MORE
Home Sweet Home Ministries propose 50-cabin village for unhoused in Bloomington
A Bloomington nonprofit wants to use a Connect Transit property to build cabins for people experiencing homelessness.… MORE
Audit finds Illinois’ noncitizen health care programs far outstripped original cost estimates
A pair of health care programs that benefit noncitizens – one of which is already on Gov. JB Pritzker’s budgetary chopping block – far outstripped its original estimated price tag and cost the state of Illinois $1.6 billion through last summer, according to a new audit of the programs published Wednesday.… MORE
Family of Bloomington murder-suicide victims remember their loved ones
Memories are forever.… MORE
Normal teen identified as the person killed in officer-involved shooting in Bloomington
A Normal teen was shot and killed Tuesday night during an officer-involved shooting in southwest Bloomington, the McLean County Coroner said.… MORE
‘A baby from a concentration camp’: doctor says of baby allegedly given Zzzquil
Two women allegedly gave a 13-month-old boy more than the recommended dose of an over-the-counter sleep aid, a move that appears to have contributed to his death late last year.… MORE
‘A baby from a concentration camp’: doctor says of baby allegedly given Zzzquil
By WMBD TV PEORIA – Two women allegedly gave a 13-month-old boy more than the recommended dose of an over-the-counter sleep aid, a move that appears to have contributed to his death late last year. According to court records filed within the past two months at the Peoria County Circuit Clerk’s office, Tasheaunna R. Williams, 26,…… MORE
One dead after officer involved shooting in Bloomington
A person is dead after an officer-involved shooting near the 700 block of Fairmont Drive in Bloomington on Tuesday.… MORE
McLean County Coroner identifies 4 who died in Bloomington murder-suicide
Four people who were found dead in a Bloomington home Sunday morning were shot to death, the McLean County Coroner said Monday night.… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
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.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
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…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
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…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
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…