The Normal Police Department is asking the public to help identify a suspect who allegedly robbed a Fast Stop gas station in Normal on Sunday.… MORE
Category Archives: Police and Fire
Coroner ID’s victim in wreck near Hudson
The McLean County Coroner identified a Northern Illinois woman who died in a car crash that occurred Sunday on Interstate 39.… MORE
Jury selection in Madigan trial stretches into second week
The jury that will determine the fate of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is nearly complete after three slow days of jury selection this week. … MORE
Police peacefully de-escalate domestic disturbance incident in Normal
Officers peacefully de-escalated a domestic disturbance situation Thursday afternoon in Normal.… MORE
Two arrests made in connection with Saturday shooting incident in Normal
Normal police have arrested two men for their alleged connection to a shooting incident near Lincoln and Beech streets on Saturday.… MORE
Normal police investigating a shots fired call near a youth football game
Multiple gunshots were heard Saturday afternoon in Normal near where a youth football game was being played, according to the Normal Police Department.… MORE
Illinois State Police investigate another Sangamon County officer-involved death
Illinois State Police launched an investigation into the death of a Kansas man during a multi-county pursuit on Sept. 22 by Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputies.… MORE
Two Bloomington Officers given award for saving 2-week-old child
The City of Bloomington has awarded Officers Jacob Shepard and Ronald Fryman with the Life Saving Award.… MORE
Town officials hold groundbreaking ceremony for new fire station in Normal
The dirt was scattered and the excitement was high for the expansion of the town of Normal’s fire department on Shepard Road.… MORE
Man accused of stealing a rental car with a child inside appears in court
A judge could decide on Monday whether to hold an Ohio man accused of stealing a rental car with a small child inside and then leaving that child at a gas station.… 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…