Leaders in Normal said Monday night the town’s finances are heading in the right direction after setbacks last year, even as the local government grapples with funding pensions for first responders.… MORE
Category Archives: Police and Fire
Bloomington leaders to decide soon whether to allow marijuana sales
Bloomington’s cannabis task force will be up and running in the coming days as city council members say the first task should be to decide whether marijuana sales should be allowed at all in the city.… MORE
ISP: 11 people injured after crash in Tazewell County
Illinois State Police said a crash Monday morning on Interstate 155 in Tazewell County left 11 people injured.… MORE
UPDATED: State Fire Marshall to investigate downtown Pontiac blaze
Two downtown buildings are a total loss from Saturday’s fire, but it could have been much worse, Pontiac’s fire chief said on Sunday.… MORE
Fire tears through Pontiac businesses
By the time he returned with a fire extinguisher, it was already too late.
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Woman tells police she was sexually abused at ISU football game
Illinois State University Police are investigating the third sex crime on campus in less than a week.… MORE
Livingston County looks to add Crime Stoppers program
Crime Stoppers programs have been around for over 40 years, but one Central Illinois county is in the process of implementing the service.… MORE
BPD: Two men arrested, one on the loose after early morning armed robbery
Two Bloomington men are in custody and one man is still on the loose after an early morning hold up on the city’s west side.… MORE
Bloomington man arrested for possession of gun, drugs
Bloomington Police arrested a man earlier this week after finding a gun and drugs during a traffic stop.… MORE
Former FEMA director speaks in Springfield
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD– Part of the frustration – his word is “passion” – Brock Long feels as a freshly departed administrator of FEMA is a lack of financial education, including among community leaders. “If you are a citizen, you get money from FEMA because you are uninsured. What if Congress started providing incentives…… 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…