Bloomington Police are declining for now to release details about a Tuesday afternoon shooting near Clinton Boulevard and East Washington Street that led to a safety alert in the area.… MORE
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UPDATED: Driver, two customers hurt in SUV crash at Moe’s
Authorities say four people were hurt when a sport utility vehicle crashed through the front of Moe’s Southwest Grill in north Normal Tuesday.… MORE
Several injured after vehicle crashes through Moe’s restaurant
Several people were injured after an SUV crashed through the front of the Moe’s Southwest Grill in Normal Tuesday.… MORE
ISU PD: Armed robbery “victim” arrested for lying to police
Illinois State University Police were called to an alleged armed robbery involving illegal drugs in a dormitory room, but investigators believe there’s no continuing threat to the campus community.… MORE
BPD investigating robbery early Saturday
Bloomington Police are reporting a robbery on the near east side early Saturday.… MORE
Truckers charged in McLean County’s third largest cocaine bust
What’s believed to be McLean County’s third largest seizure of cocaine has two California men behind bars facing long prison sentences if they’re convicted.… MORE
Bloomington man faces charges for multiple armed robberies
A Bloomington man arrested earlier this month for a hold up in Springfield is now facing charges for two local armed robberies.… MORE
Pizza delivery driver robbed in Bloomington
Another armed robbery in Bloomington – this time it was a pizza delivery driver.… MORE
BPD probing armed robbery at Family Dollar
Bloomington Police are investigating an armed robbery Tuesday night on the city’s west side.… MORE
Whalen to get a new trial
By Katherine Murphy BLOOMINGTON– A man convicted of killing his father in Downtown Bloomington almost 28 years ago will get another day in court. Donald Whalen was convicted of stabbing and beating his father William Whalen with knives and a pool cue at the Twenty Grand Tap in 1991. This morning Judge Scott Drazewski handed…… 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…