By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – An early morning fire Monday left three vehicles and an apartment building damaged in Bloomington. The Bloomington Fire Department says they were dispatched to the 2500 block of East Washington Street for a structure fire – several cars were burning next to a one-story apartment building. While on scene firefighters…… MORE
By HOI ABC NORMAL – A police officer in Normal is being honored for his service to families of officers who have died in the line-of-duty. Normal Police Chief Steve Petrilli on Thursday presented Officer Chad Bock with the Meritorious Police Service Award. Bock is a member of the Illinois Concerns of Police Survivors Critical…… MORE
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Illinois is using technology to better trace guns used in crimes. Attorney General Kwame Raoul and State Police director Brendan Kelly led a news conference Wednesday to announce Crime Gun Connect. “Each one of those flags on the screen represents a discrete recovery,” said Adam Braun, executive deputy attorney general.…… MORE
By HOI ABC and Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Authorities were called early Wednesday morning near Downtown Bloomington for a fire at the corner of Market and Lee Streets. A building, which was under construction, was on fire and the roof had partially collapsed. Public Information Officer Frank Friend told our news partner HOI ABC the…… MORE
Bloomington Police are asking for the public’s help in solving a late Sunday night shooting.… MORE
By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – One person is dead after a single vehicle car accident on Bloomington’s west side. Police were notified of the crash at Locust Street and White Oak Road just before 1:30 a.m. The driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead, no one else was involved in the incident, according to BPD.…… MORE
The Town of Normal is considering joining its twin-city counterparts by installing license plate reading cameras.… MORE
By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police are requesting the public’s help to identify a suspect who has fraudulently used a credit card in several central Illinois cities. Police say the suspect has conducted multiple transactions this month in Tremont and Pekin, using a credit card stolen from Bloomington. Authorities describe the suspect as a…… MORE
Normal Police are changing the flow of traffic on various roads as thousands visit the twin cities for the upcoming Tailgate N’ Tallboys music festival.… MORE
A 26-year-old man is behind bars in McLean County after authorities allege he had a ‘ghost gun.’… 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…