Illinois State University graduate student Jelani Day was laid to rest on Tuesday, more than a month after his body was discovered in the Illinois River.… MORE
Category Archives: Police and Fire
One man dead and five injured in early Tuesday fire
An older man is dead after an apartment fire in Bloomington late Monday night.… MORE
Five hospitalized after apartment complex fire in Bloomington
By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Fire Department confirms five people were hospitalized after a late night fire. It broke out around 11:15 PM Monday night in the 600 block of West Market Street in a building that had been converted into an apartment complex. The condition of the five injured is unclear at…… MORE
McLean County woman charged with financial exploitation of elderly pair
A McLean County woman remained jailed late Monday on charges she defrauded two elderly people of more than $130,000.… MORE
Ex-Pekin piano teacher directed child porn videos involving Twin-Cities student, state’s attorney says
By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – Three years after he was charged, the first of what could be many trials started Monday for a Pekin piano teacher accused of sexually abusing six of his students in the Twin-Cities. Aaron Parlier, 40, faces 38 charges in all, including predatory criminal sexual assault and child pornography,…… MORE
McLean County Sheriff’s Office asking for help in identifying suspects involved in burglaries
The McLean County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying two suspects involved in several burglaries this past weekend.… MORE
Clinton man behind bars in McLean County on car burglary charges
A Clinton man faces charges in McLean County after a joint investigation with LeRoy and Clinton Police.… MORE
Jail inmates lose computer privileges in clash between GOP sheriff, County Board Democrats
Inmates’ use of computer tablets at the McLean County Jail has become the subject of a political battle between County Board Democrats and Republican Sheriff Jon Sandage.… MORE
Sydney Mays gets three life sentences for ‘callous’ 2018 triple murder
The man accused of killing three people in Bloomington in 2018 will spend the rest of his life in prison.… MORE
LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office continue to investigate the death of ISU Graduate student
The investigation into the death of Illinois State University graduate student Jelani Day continues after a dive team found no clues in the Illinois River.… 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…