A grand jury has handed up a 75 count indictment against Floyd Brown. He’s the Springfield man accused of shooting to death a McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy March 7, then leading authorities on a high speed chase that resulted in his capture on I-55 near Lincoln. … MORE
A man from Normal is suspected of killing an elderly man Sunday night at Harrah’s Casino Hotel in Joliet.… MORE
While Illinois State Police publicize Scott’s Law – the “move over” law – a state representative is carrying a bill to weaken the penalty for violating it.… MORE
Illinois lawmakers are considering a five percent tax on streaming online services and satellite television.… MORE
By the time the next NCAA Tournament rolls around, you might be able to bet on it legally in Illinois.… MORE
The long road back from the years without a budget continues for Illinois’ public universities, as Illinois State University’s president presented his case for a ten percent funding increase.… MORE
An Illinois State Police trooper is in stable condition after he was seriously hurt Wednesday night in what was the 14th trooper vehicle to be struck statewide in 2019.… MORE
A Chicago area law firm is naming a half-dozen priests accused of sexual abuse who served in Bloomington-Normal.… MORE
A law firm Wednesday released a list of 29 Central Illinois priests accused of sexual abuse. The priests served in the Catholic Diocese of Peoria which includes McLean County.… MORE
People who want young women to be able to get an abortion without their parents’ knowledge relied on a high school student to support their case.… 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…