The El Paso Police Department said a man was arrested as a result of a sting operation Saturday evening.… MORE
Category Archives: Police and Fire
Normal police issues 138 traffic citations during Speed Awareness Month
By WMBD-TV NORMAL – Officers with the Normal Police Department spent over 108 hours during Speed Awareness Month enforcing speed related violations throughout the town, according to a news release Wednesday. In the 108 hours, officers issued 138 total traffic citations consisting of 123 speeding citations, two cell phone violation citations, and 12 other vehicle code violation…… MORE
Normal PD adding to their community outreach with ‘Pop with a Cop’
Officers from Normal Police Department took time to connect and cool down with their community on Tuesday when they hosted Pop with a Cop.… MORE
Victim of Sunday afternoon crash in rural Morton identified
The Tazewell County Coroner’s office has released the name of the man killed Sunday when his motorcycle collided with another vehicle.… MORE
Two-vehicle crash leaves one dead in LaSalle County
A two-vehicle crash has left one person dead in LaSalle County.… MORE
Two Bloomington men arrested for child pornography
Two men were arrested in Bloomington on Thursday for child pornography charges.… MORE
Normal Police use license plate cameras to arrest two for burglary, forgery
The Normal Police Department on Thursday announced two arrests have been made in relation to several vehicle burglaries in April.… MORE
Several boats at Lake Bloomington vandalized
The McLean County Sheriff’s Office and Mucky Duck Marina at Lake Bloomington are investigating an incident regarding vandalized boats that occurred June 28.… MORE
Bloomington police probing shots fired incident
Bloomington Police responded to a fireworks complaint Sunday evening that turned out to be a shots fired incident.… MORE
Two men arrested for stolen car and catalytic converters in Bloomington
Two men were arrested in Bloomington last week for a stolen vehicle and catalytic converters, according to a news release.… 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…