A motorcyclist charged with hate crimes for allegedly driving through a crowd of protesters in Downtown Bloomington last year is scheduled to stand trial next week.… MORE
A motorcyclist charged with hate crimes for allegedly driving through a crowd of protesters in Downtown Bloomington last year is scheduled to stand trial next week.… MORE
Bloomington police are investigating a serious crash that happened Thursday afternoon on the city’s east side.… MORE
The jury’s finding that ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd is only part of the battle for local civil rights advocates.… MORE
Two years after her daughter was murdered, one mother celebrated what would have been her child’s 11th birthday.… MORE
A man from the Chicago suburbs has been released on bond on charges he sexually assaulted a woman in Normal and videotaped their encounter without her consent.… MORE
Sydney Mays’ sentencing was delayed Thursday after the 24-year-old convicted murderer said he wanted a new lawyer.… MORE
Earlier this week, Eric West was named the new fire chief for the City of Bloomington, but now City Manager Tim Gleason will turn his attention to the position of police chief.… MORE
A former Unit 5 teacher is wanted for sexual battery by an authority figure and rape in Nashville, just months after charges were dismissed in McLean County following accusations of child molestation.… MORE
Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason on Monday announced Eric West will be the city’s next fire chief.… MORE
An officer with the Normal Police Department is on administrative leave following an arrest involving driving under the influence.… 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…