Normal Police Chief Rick Bleichner told Heart of Illinois ABC that three people were shot to death, including the suspect, and three others were wounded Monday at Landings Estates, a mobile home park in north Normal.… MORE
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Normal Police Chief Rick Bleichner told Heart of Illinois ABC that three people were shot to death, including the suspect, and three others were wounded Monday at Landings Estates, a mobile home park in north Normal.… MORE
Some new details are emerging as Police around the state are trying to locate a missing Illinois State University graduate student.… MORE
A suspect remains at large after police arrested a teenager and an adult over the weekend for a shooting.… MORE
By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – An Illinois State University faculty member was the first one to sound the alarm on graduate student Jelani “J.J.” Day’s disappearance. Director of Clinical Education Cara Boester said she texted Day Monday night about his coursework, but that’s the last she heard from him. “He was actually suppose to come see…… MORE
The search for a missing Illinois State University graduate student moved to north central Illinois where authorities said they found the missing man’s car.… MORE
A Bloomington man faces multiple weapon charges after police say he played a role in a Bloomington apartment complex shooting Friday morning.… MORE
After a lengthy nationwide search, Bloomington has named a new top cop to lead the law enforcement agency.… MORE
Car theft is rising in the twin cities, and a spokesperson for Normal Police says it’s partially due to keys being left in cars.… MORE
By Neil Doyle CLINTON – One person is dead and two others injured after a car crash in DeWitt County. Illinois State Police say it happened Wednesday at 12:48 p.m. on U.S. 51 Business Route in Clinton approaching U.S. Route 51. Police say a car travelling westbound ran a stop sign and hit a…… MORE
Bloomington Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspected of allegedly using stolen credit cards at various businesses in the twin cities.… 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…