By HOI ABC NORMAL – Normal Police are recognizing the life-saving work of one of their officers who talked an armed man out of committing suicide late last year. Officer Melanie Crays is being given the department’s Award of Meritorious Service for her actions after she was called to a local motel December 10. On…… MORE
A 44-year old woman from Chenoa, who died in a car accident early Monday morning, has been identified.… MORE
A 44-year old female from Chenoa died in a car accident near 2480 E. Rd., near Chenoa, Monday morning… MORE
1 person is confirmed dead after a two-vehicle crash Monday morning in rural McLean County, according to Illinois State Police.… MORE
By HOI ABC NORMAL – Police say they are still investigating after an armed robbery took place at a local smoke shop late Saturday morning. Just before noon, police responded to Indy Smoke Shop at 112 North Street for a report of an armed robbery, according to Sgt. Rob Cherry. A preliminary investigation revealed the…… MORE
By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – A man was injured and taken to the hospital after a shooting Friday morning on Bloomington’s southwest side. Police were called around 9:15 a.m. to a parking lot on Goose Creek Drive. When officers arrived, they learned that a shooting had occurred in the parking lot. During the shooting, a…… MORE
A Peoria man pled guilty in federal court on Thursday to charges accusing him of stealing guns from a Bloomington store in December of last year.… MORE
The McLean County Coroners’ office is releasing names of the victims of a shooting late Tuesday night.… MORE
By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – The family of a Bloomington woman charged with concealing her 7-month-old daughter’s death, believes she is mentally ill and needs help. According to DCFS, this is not the first time the mother has been accused of endanger the life of her children. Within the past two years, the Department of…… MORE
Michael Madigan and longtime colleague Michael McClain pled not guilty in arraignment hearings over the phone Wednesday.… MORE
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.” …
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…
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…
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…