A pedestrian was hit by a car in a construction zone and later died at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, according to McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder.… MORE
A pedestrian was hit by a car in a construction zone and later died at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, according to McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder.… MORE
Livingston County Sheriff Tony Childress was in Washington D.C. on Monday to participate in a roundtable discussion with President Trump and other agencies around the country.… MORE
A Downstate Congressman – and former federal and county prosecutor – says for the most part, law enforcement professionals are good people who do a good job.… MORE
At the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts’ footsteps, the local branch of the NAACP rallied with three local police chiefs and Not In Our Town to denounce the killing of George Floyd.… MORE
A second person has been charged with a hate crime in Bloomington involving protesters throughout the city.… MORE
Police arrested a Bloomington man Thursday as part of the ongoing investigation into the looting incident at Eastland Mall.… MORE
Police have arrested six more adults and two juveniles from the looting incident that happened late Sunday night at the Target in Normal.… MORE
McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder has identified the victim of a fatal crash that happened Thursday morning.… MORE
Those who gathered for a peaceful protest in Downtown Bloomington Thursday evening said they hope their actions will ultimately help bring the public and police back together.… MORE
A car crash Thursday morning near LeRoy killed one person, according to McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder.… 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…