By IIS Radio SPRINGFIELD – State and local police are boosting patrols for the Thanksgiving holiday. Police will be on the lookout for drunk drivers, speeders, those not wearing a seatbelt, distracted drivers and more says Illinois Department of Transportation spokesperson Paul Wappel. “There will be more patrols out including state troopers and local law…… MORE
By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Some communities are making changes to their Christmas Parade routes and adding safety measures after last weekend’s tragedy in Wisconsin. Bloomington Police Chief Jamal Simington says as of now, there won’t be any changes to the local parade route, but more conversations are taking place. Chief Simington spoke with WJBC’s…… MORE
By HOI ABC MCLEAN COUNTY – One person is dead and another injured after a passenger vehicle struck a tow truck along southbound Interstate 55 at mile marker 173 in McLean County Monday night. Illinois State Police said preliminary reports indicate the tow truck was recovering a disabled semi-trailer along the shoulder when the tow…… MORE
By Neil Doyle SHIRLEY – No kids were injured but the bus driver suffered minor injuries after a car struck a Heyworth school bus Friday morning in Shirley. The McLean County Sheriff’s Office says the accident happened around 7:30 a.m. at the intersection of 1155 East Rd. and 850 North. Authorities say a passenger car travelling…… MORE
By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Police are investigating a shooting that happened Friday morning in Bloomington. Officers were called around 6:45 a.m. to the 3000 block of Squall Way for a report of a shooting. When police arrived, evidence was located that a shooting had occured. BPD says no injuries were reported and no arrests…… MORE
The man arrested for allegedly kidnapping a 5-year-old girl from Jackson Township in Ohio, is expected to be extradited back to the state sometime next week.… MORE
Like many forces around the country, the Normal Police Department is calling on those interested to apply for various positions.… MORE
BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police are probing a second shooting over the weekend.… MORE
By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – One person was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a Saturday night shooting in Bloomington. Bloomington Police tell Heart of Illinois ABC that it happened around 10 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of Veterans Parkway and Hamilton Road. They say one person was struck with gunfire, and they were transported to a local hospital…… MORE
BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police are asking for the public’s help investigating a shooting Wednesday morning.… 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…