Bloomington Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a person who allegedly damaged a gambling machine.… MORE
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Bloomington Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a person who allegedly damaged a gambling machine.… MORE
Police are investigating a shots fired incident that happened over the weekend in Bloomington.… MORE
Fire crews from Bloomington-Normal rescued two workers after a malfunction with scaffolding outside State Farm.… MORE
A Bloomington man suspected of holding a lit butane torch to a woman’s face during a domestic violence attack earlier this month can be released from jail if he’s able to post bond.… MORE
One person is dead after a motorcycle accident Tuesday night in Carlock, according to McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder.… MORE
McLean County may soon require protesters to get a permit at least a month before holding a rally. Sheriff Jon Sandage says it’s a matter of safety for his staff.… MORE
Normal Police are investigating a shots fired incident that happened Monday night near Illinois State University.… MORE
Police at Illinois State University are investigating a sexual assault that happened over the weekend in Watterson Towers.… MORE
Bloomington Police are warning the public about a phone scam popping up in the community.… MORE
Bloomington police are asking for the public’s help to identify two suspects who stole multiple gold coins from a pawn shop.… 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…