A man trespassing in an Illinois State University dorm raises concerns from students living in the dorms- and now the university police are increasing patrols on campus.… MORE
Category Archives: Police and Fire
McLean County man accused of burning children with hot iron
A McLean County man is still behind bars Tuesday after police said he tried to teach his 5 year old twins a lesson by burning them with a hot iron.… MORE
Man taken to hospital for evaluation after pleading at police to shoot him
Normal Police Chief Rick Bleichner says the man police took into custody has been taken to a local hospital for evaluation.… MORE
NPD asking for help in retail theft case at Von Maur
Normal Police is asking for the public’s help in solving a recent retain theft investigation at Von Maur in Normal.… MORE
MCSO: Man allegedly uses firefighter tool to break into a gaming machine
The McLean County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help with identifying a white male who allegedly attempted to break into a video gaming machine.… MORE
Pontiac Police announce departments’ 2021 Officer of the Year
The Pontiac Police Department announced a three-year veteran of the Department is the 2021 Officer of the Year.… MORE
ISU Police issue crime advisory; student alleges she was robbed
Illinois State University Police are asking for the public’s help solving an armed robbery late Wednesday night.… MORE
Coroner identifies Danvers man in rural Mackinaw crash
By Neil Doyle MACKINAW – A 69-year-old Danvers man has been identified as the victim of a two-vehicle crash in rural Mackinaw. Preliminary autopsy results indicate Larry Conder died from blunt force head injuries due to the accident, according to Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley. Toxicology testing is pending. The two-vehicle crash happened Wednesday, Feb.…… MORE
‘Private’ meeting between Jelani Day’s family and police as legislation aims for quicker FBI involvement in similar cases
By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – Leaders of the Bloomington Police Department met Thursday with relatives of Illinois State University graduate student Jelani Day, while at the same time legislation is moving forward in Springfield that would require quicker FBI involvement in cases similar to Day’s disappearance and death. Family members said on the “Justice For Jelani…… MORE
Danvers man killed in a car accident in rural Tazewell County
A Danvers man was killed in a car accident in rural Tazewell County on Wednesday.… 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…