A local man was arrested for driving under the influence and leaving an accident scene after hitting a person and several other objects.… MORE
A local man was arrested for driving under the influence and leaving an accident scene after hitting a person and several other objects.… MORE
Bloomington police are probing a stabbing that happened Friday morning on the city’s south side.… MORE
Bloomington firefighters were able to save a detached garage that caught fire Thursday morning.… MORE
Illinois State Police and several other agencies arrested a man from Missouri who allegedly murdered Haley Decker, 18, of Normal.… MORE
Two Chicago residents were arrested over the weekend for possession of drugs during a traffic stop in Bloomington.… MORE
A woman suffered suffered minor injuries after an explosion Thursday morning at a water reclamation plant in southeast Bloomington.… MORE
31-year-old Tyler Graf went missing on Saturday April 11 and has not been seen since.… MORE
McLean County Sheriff’s Police said a stabbing that happened Tuesday evening just outside of Normal was the result of a domestic dispute.… MORE
McLean County Sheriff’s Police said a stabbing that happened Tuesday evening just outside of Normal was the result of a domestic dispute.… MORE
Police are investigating a car burglary that happened Tuesday morning at the Sam Leman Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram dealership in Bloomington.… 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…