By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Two people are dead, including a child, after a shooting Tuesday night in Bloomington. Police were called around 7:45 p.m. to the 1000 block of Four Seasons Road. The McLean County Coroner pronounced a six-year old child dead at the scene. Authorities say a 35-year old man suffered injuries consistent…… MORE
A high bond was set Monday night for a Pontiac man charged with sexually assaulting a woman in Normal late last year.… MORE
By Neil Doyle NORMAL – An apartment at the Lincoln Square apartment complex was heavily damaged by fire Sunday night. Fire crews were called around 9:15 p.m. to the 1700 block of North School Street. Neighbors reported visible fire and smoke and that occupants were evacuating from the building. Firefighters had the main body of…… MORE
Law enforcement agencies in McLean County thank the community for their help as county prosecutors close a book on a historic violent 2018.… MORE
A Bloomington piano teacher convicted and sentenced for assaulting a young student in a prior child molestation case waived his right to a jury trial in his upcoming case.… MORE
By IIS Radio SPRINGFIELD – State Police are ready to protect the public and the right to peaceful protest as several convoys are set to roll through Illinois. Some of the convoys are well organized and in touch with the state police, while others are more grass roots efforts says ISP Sgt. Joey Watson. “Our…… MORE
Multiple apartments are no longer livable until repairs are made after a fire erupted at Cedar Circle Apartments Sunday morning.… MORE
Normal Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a battery of an older person.… MORE
By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington woman may soon face a new charge of concealing a death as an infant is still missing. The McLean County Jail and Bloomington Police say that charge was added Wednesday against Kimberlee Burton, 29. A formal criminal charge is pending review by the McLean County State’s Attorney’s Office.…… MORE
By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – A man has filed a federal lawsuit claiming Bloomington Police used excessive force when the department’s K-9 knocked him to the ground and bit him two years ago. Todd Kelly said in the complaint that he was unarmed and complied with police commands when Officer Justin Shively directed his K-9…… 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…