By Jake Fogal NORMAL – A person armed with a knife was taken into custody late Friday morning near the police station in Normal. According to NPD, officers responded to the 100 Block of East Phoenix Ave in Normal after 11 a.m. for a subject armed with a knife. The individual was located and shortly…… MORE
As Illinois political watchers observed Wednesday’s debate over the budget, many already are singling out the remarks of State Rep. Fred Crespo (D-Hoffman Estates) as he warned of difficult financial times ahead.… MORE
The bill to lift the state’s sales tax on groceries was not popular with everyone.… MORE
The 33rd annual Champagne British Car Show returns this weekend to the David Davis Mansion in Bloomington.… MORE
Employers and future employees alike were given an opportunity to showcase what they have to offer during an event Thursday morning put on by the Mclean County business community.… MORE
By WMBD-TV NORMAL – The Illinois Department of Transportation joined Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday to announce more funding to make it safer for kids to walk or bike to school. According to an IDOT news release, $9.8 million in grants will be going to 47 projects as part of the Safe Routes to School…… MORE
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Bison announced that its team will be affiliated with the New York Rangers during a press conference at Grossinger Motors Arena on Thursday. The affiliation is a five-year agreement. Team owner Jim Hallett gave Ranger jerseys to Bloomington City Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe and the City Manager Jeffrey Jurgens immediately after…… MORE
Wednesday morning – hours after the legislature passed the $53.1 billion budget in its all-night finale – Gov. JB Pritzker felt like taking a victory lap.… MORE
The McLean County Coroner’s Office has identified the two people who died in a shooting early Wednesday in northeast Normal.… MORE
There were 4.0 days suitable for fieldwork in the week ending May 26, 2024.… 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…