By Jake Fogal NORMAL – Normal Police responded to a shots fire call earlier Sunday morning where two individuals sustained gun shot wounds. At 3:30 a.m., officers were called to the area of South Linden Street and Lindell Drive for a report of multiple shots fired. Upon arrival at the scene, officers observed several vehicles…… MORE
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – A man suffered non life-threatening injuries early Monday morning after being shot in Bloomington, police said. According to the police department, officers were sent to the 500 block of West Grove Street on a report of shots fired. Once then, they found a man who had been shot. Paramedics with the…… MORE
By Jake Fogal MCLEAN COUNTY – Gas prices have continued to rise across the country as here in Illinois gas is up 7.0 cents over the week, averaging $4.04. “Average gasoline prices continued to move up last week thanks to a continued rise in oil and continued pressure from hot weather that impacted refineries. However,…… MORE
An experience babysitting a child with a seizure disorder is guiding the path of this year’s Miss Illinois County Fair Queen.… MORE
Changes to the calendar are part of the 2023 Illinois State Fair. … MORE
An invasive fish that’s getting an image makeover is for sale to eat at the Illinois State Fair.… MORE
The El Paso Police Department said a man was arrested as a result of a sting operation Saturday evening.… MORE
Gov. JB Pritzker’s growing national profile is doing little to quell speculation he has his eye on the White House in 2028.… MORE
The family of Jelani Day has announced via Facebook that the Jelani Day Foundation 2nd Annual All-White Remembrance Dinner has been postponed.… MORE
This year’s Illinois State Fair, which steps off next Thursday, is about what’s new.… 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…