No students were on board a Unit 5 school bus during a collision with a van near a Nicor facility in Hudson.… MORE
Category Archives: Police and Fire
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
Driver dead after fatal 2-vehicle crash in Bloomington
By 25 News BLOOMINGTON – A driver was pronounced dead after a two-vehicle crash in Bloomington Monday morning. In a joint release from Bloomington Police and the McLean County Coroner, officers were dispatched to the area of the Main Street overpass on Veterans Parkway at around 8:42 a.m. The occupants were transported to local hospitals…… MORE
BART MCNEIL: Bloomington man’s fight for innocence can move forward, not the way he hoped
After several months of delay, another step forward for a Bloomington man’s fight for innocence, but not the way his legal team had hoped.… MORE
BPD investigating attempted carjacking, shooting at grocery store
By 25 News BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington police are looking for “multiple suspects” after a morning attempted carjacking that resulted in shots fired. Sergeant John Fermon said the attempted carjacking occurred around 8 a.m. near the HyVee along Veteran’s Parkway. Multiple suspects attempted to steal a car containing a single passenger. During the struggle between the…… MORE
Bloomington Police is asking for help in identifying three suspects in a local theft case
Bloomington Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying three suspects in a local theft case.… MORE
Stanford Police asking for help in identifying alleged theft suspect
Stanford Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a person allegedly involved in several burglaries and thefts.… MORE
Over $3 million in drugs found in massive McLean County bust
By 25 News MCLEAN COUNTY – Illinois State Police conducted what officials are saying “could be one of the largest cocaine busts ever in McLean County” last week. According to Illinois State Police from a probable cause statement read in McLean County Court, officers conducted a patrol traffic stop on Interstate 55 Friday. An out-of-state…… MORE
Woman grazed by bullet during shooting in Normal
By 25 News NORMAL – A woman was grazed by a bullet in a shooting early Saturday morning in Normal. Officers responded around 2:00 A.M. for a shots fired report on Roland Drive. A witness reported hearing loud bangs, which lead to the bullet grazing the victim. The woman refused medical treatment, and no other…… 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…