Bloomington police have recently received numerous reports regarding vehicle burglaries.… MORE
Category Archives: Police and Fire
Tazewell County Sheriff issues alert for missing and endangered Manito man
A 67-year-old Manito man is listed as missing and endangered, according to an alert issued Thursday morning by the Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office. … MORE
No students displaced after fire in ISU dorms
The Normal Fire Department stated that no injuries were reported after a fire at Watterson Towers on the Illinois State University’s campus on Wednesday.… MORE
Manhunt underway for Ohio man accused of stealing a rental car with a child inside in Peoria
An Ohio man allegedly used force to take a rental car that had a child inside, according to charges filed Tuesday.… MORE
Farmington school employee’s trial for solicitation set for December
An employee of Farmington Central Elementary School will appear next in court in December on charges she tried to solicit a child for sex.… MORE
Business damaged during shooting incident in Bloomington
The Bloomington Police Department is investigating after a shooting incident near Veterans Parkway and Washington Street on Friday.… MORE
Normal police investigating a body that was found at recycling plant
Normal police are investigating the discovery of a body that was found at a business on Wednesday.… MORE
Man from Normal sentenced to over 200 years behind bars for child porn
A McLean County could spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of child pornography.… MORE
Indiana man wanted on Felony domestic battery charges captured in LeRoy
A Plainfield, Indiana, man remains behind bars in McLean County after being arrested in LeRoy.… MORE
Woman from Normal accused of filming a sexual encounter with an animal
By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – A 34-year-old woman from Normal stands accused of filming a sexual encounter with an animal. The investigation into Sarah Howard began when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children alerted Bloomington Police about the uploading of videos believed to be child pornography. After multiple search warrants, police said Howard…… 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…