Crime was down 14.1% in Bloomington last year, but COVID-19 had a mixed impact on the data, according to the city’s interim police chief.… MORE
Crime was down 14.1% in Bloomington last year, but COVID-19 had a mixed impact on the data, according to the city’s interim police chief.… MORE
Due to the recent uptick in stovetop fires, the Normal Fire Department urges residents to remove materials on top of stoves to prevent fires.… MORE
A man from Normal accused of stabbing another man to death in Bloomington in April entered a not guilty plea Friday.… MORE
After a year off because of the coronavirus, and with a refurbished and improved statue standing behind them, police officers and families from around the state gathered for Illinois’ annual police memorial ceremony.… MORE
Police are probing a shots fired incident that happened over the weekend in Bloomington.… MORE
A busted pipe caused some flooding at the McLean County Sheriff’s Department on Wednesday, forcing the closure of some sheriff’s office operations.… MORE
Reckless homicide charges filed after the death of a McLean County road worker last June allege the driver had taken a muscle relaxer before the fatal crash.… MORE
A 31-year-old man suffered a minor head injury in a shooting Sunday afternoon on Bloomington’s east side.… MORE
A Bloomington man charged with a hate crime after allegedly riding his motorcycle through a crowd of protesters last summer has entered into a plea deal with McLean County prosecutors.… MORE
A rural McLean County police officer charged with official misconduct wants a jury to decide his case.… 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…