A former high school teacher in McLean County is heading to prison for his guilty plea to sexually assaulting a student.… MORE
A former high school teacher in McLean County is heading to prison for his guilty plea to sexually assaulting a student.… MORE
A fire in the Ironwood subdivision in Normal claimed the lives of two dogs and heavily damaged half of a duplex home.… MORE
McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage is not seeking a third term after serving the county for 30-years, the last six and a half as Sheriff. … MORE
McLean County prosecutors have charged a man with attempting to take a Normal Police officer’s gun at a local hospital.… MORE
The opportunity to say goodbye – surrounded by loved ones – could soon be extended to people who otherwise would be in prison. … MORE
A tour bus was stolen early Thursday morning in Uptown Normal then crashed in the 1800 block of East College Avenue, according to Normal Police.… MORE
Community leaders in the River City and the Twin Cities say there has been progress towards racial equality, but made it clear there is still a lot more that needs to be done.… MORE
A former Bloomington man is charged with three counts of murder after investigators say he played a role in a shooting on the city’s east side in March.… MORE
Bloomington Police are asking for the public’s help solving a shooting over the weekend.… MORE
Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting in the small Livingston County community of Cullom.… 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…