Bloomington Fire Department saved a dog from a Wednesday morning apartment fire.… MORE
Bloomington Fire Department saved a dog from a Wednesday morning apartment fire.… MORE
Illinois State Police said one person is dead after a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 55 near Bloomington on Tuesday.… MORE
A traffic campaign in Normal throughout July lead to hundreds of citations.… MORE
Sangamon County sheriff Jack Campbell made the rounds of local and national media Thursday to try to get his side of the story out about one of his former employees – now jailed for the shooting death of a Black woman, Sonya Massey, last month. … MORE
A man was sentenced on Thursday to 103 years in prison by McLean County Judge William Yoder for the death of Jaleel Johnson.… MORE
A 17-year-old teen is being held after being transferred to adult court for charges stemming from his alleged connection to a shooting in Normal.… MORE
A 24-year-old Bloomington man could spend the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced in a McLean County Courtroom.… MORE
The Normal Police Department on Tuesday arrested a teen for his alleged involvement in a shooting on July 20 that left one injured.… MORE
The Normal Fire Department was able to help out with more than just putting out an apartment fire on Monday.… MORE
Before former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson was accused of shooting Sonya Massey after she called police to investigate a prowler, he had a rocky, one-year tenure with the Logan County Sheriff’s Department. … 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…