February is Black History Month, and for one Federal Bureau of Investigations Special Agent, it’s a month to spend time reflecting on a “complicated history.”… MORE
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February is Black History Month, and for one Federal Bureau of Investigations Special Agent, it’s a month to spend time reflecting on a “complicated history.”… MORE
Emergency crews in Normal have been busy the last week. … MORE
Fire investigators say a three-alarm fire at an apartment building in Normal last weekend was caused by repair work.… MORE
A home near downtown Bloomington was destroyed Sunday night by a fire.… MORE
A judge has ordered a man from Normal to spend the rest of his life in prison for sexually assaulting a child.… MORE
A LeRoy man was arrested after a month long residential burglary investigation, according to police.… MORE
Illinois State Police are investigating a shooting that happened early Tuesday morning and involves an East Peoria police officer.… MORE
The penalty for a Twin-Cities restaurant and bar will run in the thousands of dollars for defying Gov. JB Pritzker’s COVID-19 restrictions by providing indoor service.… MORE
The Bloomington community is still reeling after an early Saturday morning bar fight turned deadly.… MORE
The judge who will decide the fate of a McLean County man charged with several counts of first degree murder and attempted murder heard closing arguments on Monday.… 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…