“We kind of know the Who, What When, Where, and How. We’re missing the Why.”… MORE
“We kind of know the Who, What When, Where, and How. We’re missing the Why.”… MORE
A 16-year-old boy from Bloomington was arrested Tuesday night for having a gun in his waistband.… MORE
Firefighters from Normal had to put out a fire Tuesday afternoon at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center.… MORE
Legal troubles continue to mount for convicted murder Donald Whalen who is back in the McLean County Jail facing new charges.… MORE
A motorcyclist from Joliet has died after rear-ending a minivan driven by a man from Bloomington on Sunday around 10:45 p.m. on I-55 southbound north of Veterans Parkway in Will County.… MORE
The motorcyclist killed in a crash over the weekend has been identified by Livingston County Coroner Danny Watson.… MORE
A 77-year-old man from Dwight is dead after a fatal motorcycle crash over the weekend in Livingston County.… MORE
Police are investigating a shots fired incident that happened Saturday afternoon on the north side of Normal.… MORE
A McLean County Judge Tuesday sentenced Jose Rodriguez to seven years behind bars for his guilty plea to leaving the scene of a fatal accident.… MORE
The Illinois State Police say the driver of a vehicle that struck and killed a pedestrian on Interstate 74 on Tuesday has been cited.… 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…