A teenager is recovering in a local hospital after being shot in Bloomington late Wednesday night.… MORE
Category Archives: Police and Fire
1 person wounded in Bloomington mobile home park, building hit in separate gunfire report
By 25 News BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police say one person was wounded in a shooting late Wednesday night in a mobile home park on the city’s south side. A building was hit by gunfire on the city’s east about 90 minutes before that, but police don’t know now of any connection. Police said they were…… MORE
McLean County correctional officer charged with worker’s comp fraud
By 25 News BLOOMINGTON – The McLean County State’s Attorney’s Office has filed a felony charge alleging worker’s compensation fraud against a county correctional officer. In a release, McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage says that officer is Ryan Hitch, 48. He is alleged to have intentionally made false or fraudulent material statements or material representations…… MORE
Two McLean County residents facing weapon charges
McLean County prosecutors are charging two Bloomington residents with multiple weapon charges.… MORE
Driver, passenger cited, transported to area hospital after single-vehicle crash in Fulton County
The driver and passenger of a semi were transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Fulton County at 9:24 a.m. Thursday.… MORE
Bloomington Police asking for help identifying three suspects in perfume theft case
Bloomington Police are asking for the public’s help identifying three people who allegedly stole from a Bloomington store.… MORE
No injuries after generator issue causes fire at State Farm Corporate South
By 25 News BLOOMINGTON – No one was injured after a generator issue caused a fire at a building on State Farm’s Corporate South campus. State Farm spokesperson Gina Morss-Fischer says a maintenance team performing an equipment check alerted authorities about a small fire. Bloomington Fire Department Battalion Chief Michael Hartwig says the call came…… MORE
No kids on school bus during collision with van in Hudson; minor injuries reported
No students were on board a Unit 5 school bus during a collision with a van near a Nicor facility in Hudson.… MORE
Bloomington man facing multiple charges after alleged shooting Tuesday night
A Bloomington man is facing multiple charges after police reported he allegedly fired a gun in the air.… MORE
Bloomington woman identified in Monday morning crash on Veterans Parkway
By WJBC Staff and 25 News BLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Coroner’s office is releasing the name of a Bloomington woman who died in a crash on Monday. 28-year-old Chelsea Marshall died from multiple blunt force injuries due to her car colliding with a pickup truck, according to McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder. Toxicology testing…… 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…