Bloomington Police ask for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a local business burglary case.… MORE
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Bloomington Police ask for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a local business burglary case.… MORE
A long-time McLean County Sheriff’s Deputy is putting his name in the hat to become the county’s next Sheriff.… MORE
The Tazewell County woman accused of murder in her boyfriend’s 4-year-old son’s death has been found guilty on two counts of first-degree murder and aggravated abuse of a child.… MORE
By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington City Council is being asked to approve a workers compensation settlement with a police officer who was unable to return to work after an on-duty knee injury he suffered three years ago. The staff’s report to the council said the proposed settlement calls for Luke Maurer to receive a…… MORE
The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office confirmed authorities captured a third inmate who escaped from the jail in Lewistown Wednesday night.… MORE
By Blake Haas MAROA – A home in Maroa was destroyed Thursday morning by a fire. According to the Maroa Fire Department, at 12:34 a.m., the Maroa Fire Department, along with Argenta-Oreana, Hickory Point, Clinton, and Kenney Fire departments, was called for a first alarm home fire. Shortly after en route to the fire, Maroa…… MORE
Four people were killed Wednesday evening in a car crash on Interstate 55.… MORE
The Fulton County Sheriff’s office is asking all residents of Lewistown and surrounding communities to lock their vehicles and houses, after four inmates escape the jail.… MORE
A McLean County Police K-9 responsible for the seizure of over three million dollars worth of drugs and assets and the discovery of two abducted children has passed away. … MORE
The McLean County’s Coroner’s Office and the McLean County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a fatal automobile accident over the weekend.… 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…