A McLean County jury has found a man guilty of first-degree murder, but determined he wasn’t the shooter who killed another man in Bloomington in April 2019.… MORE
Category Archives: Police and Fire
20-year old Mason County man killed in early morning Tazewell County crash
Tazewell County officials have identified a 20-year old Mason County man who died in a single-vehicle motorcycle accident.… MORE
Man pardoned for Twin-Cities murder can sue Town of Normal and police, Illinois Supreme Court rules
The Town of Normal and three retired police officers may wind up asking the state’s highest court to reconsider its decision ordering a trial alleging malicious prosecution in a decades-old murder case.… MORE
ISP called to two serious crashes, one fatal, on I-55 in McLean County
By HOI ABC MCLEAN – A southern Illinois trucker was killed Wednesday afternoon when when his tractor tanker trailer hit a semi on northbound Interstate 55 in southwestern McLean County. The crash happened about 3:30 p.m. at milepost 143, about eight miles from an earlier collision, reportedly involving a semi and two cars on the…… MORE
Clinton Police recover stolen bikes; encourage residents to document serial numbers of personal bikes
Clinton Police encourage residents to document bicycle serial numbers after the department located several suspected stolen bicycles.… MORE
Gleason: Expect a new police chief by September
By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason says the search for a new police chief has taken longer due to the pandemic. Greg Scott has been interim chief since last September, but he announced last week that he is retiring after 25 years with BPD. City Manager Gleason says he wanted the search…… MORE
U.S. Small Business Administration approves disaster declaration to provide funding to McLean County after historic flooding
More than a month after historic flooding in the Twin Cities, the U.S. Small Business Administration approved a disaster declaration.… MORE
Teens play ‘dangerous game’ with BB guns and social media, local police say
By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – Police in Bloomington-Normal want to put a stop to what they say is a “dangerous game” local teens are playing using BB guns and social media. Police said in the past few weeks, there have been 13 cases of teens shooting BB or Airsoft guns at people and cars. Officer…… MORE
BPD interim chief to retire in September
By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – The interim chief of the Bloomington Police Department is retiring after 25 years on the job. Greg Scott will retire in September as City Manager Tim Gleason accepted Scott’s resignation on Thursday. “I appreciate Greg postponing his original retirement plans and stepping up to guide the department until a new…… MORE
Decatur man facing multiple money laundering charges in McLean County
A Decatur man faces multiple money laundering charges in the Twin Cities for his role in a burglary ring that operated across central Illinois in 2018.… 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…