The national search for Bloomington’s next police chief has been narrowed to two finalists, who will meet the public next week.… MORE
Category Archives: Police and Fire
BPD probing two shootings that injured multiple people
Bloomington Police detectives are investigating shootings that injured multiple people over the last several days.… MORE
UPDATED: Two people shot on Bloomington’s southwest side
Bloomington Police confirmed two people were wounded, but they’re releasing few other details about a shooting that happened Tuesday afternoon in the Highland Hills apartment complex on the city’s southwest side.… MORE
BPD: Two people shot on city’s southwest side
Bloomington Police said two people were shot Tuesday afternoon on the city’s southwest side.… MORE
Man identified in Livingston County fatal crash
The Livingston County Coroner has identified the man killed in a car and semi tractor-trailer crash over the weekend.… MORE
ISP: Car drove over median in I-55 crash near Towanda
A two-car crash Sunday evening on I-55, just north of the Towanda exit, was caused by one vehicle driving over the median, according to Illinois State Police.… MORE
ICE agents arrest Bloomington hit-and-run suspect
Federal authorities are a step closer to deporting an undocumented immigrant from Honduras, who’s charged with the June hit-and-run death of a motorcyclist in Bloomington.… MORE
Four hurt in I-55 crash near Towanda
The Normal Fire Department reported four people were hurt early Sunday evening in a two-car crash in the southbound lanes of Interstate 55, just north of the Towanda exit.… MORE
NPD Chief: Investigators receive “additional information” in sex abuse case against Unit 5 teacher
Normal Police Chief Rick Bleichner believes authorities, who investigated Glenn Elementary School teacher Jonathon Hovey 14-years ago for child molestation, would have charged him back then if they had sufficient evidence.… MORE
Bloomington Police probe vandalism at McLean County GOP headquarters
The head of the McLean County Republican Party said Monday evening that security cameras are being installed at party headquarters on Bloomington’s east side to prevent future vandalism.… 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…