A Eureka woman is being held in the McLean County Jail for a home invasion and beating that happened last Sunday in Normal.… MORE
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A Eureka woman is being held in the McLean County Jail for a home invasion and beating that happened last Sunday in Normal.… MORE
Bloomington Fire Chief Brian Mohr will retire effective Nov. 16, according to City Manager Tim Gleason.… MORE
A Bloomington woman, who fatally stabbed a man in the heart two years ago, was sentenced Monday to 23-years in prison.… MORE
A Peoria man remained jailed Tuesday night in McLean County after prosecutors said police found almost 26 pounds of marijuana in his luggage at Central Illinois Regional Airport.… MORE
Bloomington Police are investigating a shooting that happened Monday afternoon in the 1600 block of Iowa Street.… MORE
McLean County prosecutors have accused a 19-year old Bloomington man with soliciting a child to have sex with him almost two years ago.… MORE
Police are investigating a shots fire incident that happened over the weekend on Bloomington’s west side.… MORE
Almost a year after a jury found her guilty of killing eight-year old Rica Rountree, Cynthia Baker tried to convince a judge on Friday to grant her a new trial because of an inadequate defense.… MORE
Police say the Tuesday morning accident that left one injured and a car split in two followed a traffic stop, with two suspects fleeing police.… MORE
A 46-year-old man is in critical condition after being punched in the head at a tavern, according to Bloomington police.… 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…