By Blake Haas LINCOLN – As the temperature warms up, Lincoln Police reports a rise in thefts and burglaries. According to a social media post, the department reports criminals are out looking for tools and other valuables stored within a garage or shed. As a result, the department asks the public to survey their garage,…… MORE
By Dave Dahl If your grandparents were adventurous enough to fly, they just may have ridden on a plane which is the main attraction at the Experimental Aircraft Association show in Springfield Thursday through Sunday. It’s the Ford Tri-Motor, built in 1928 and sort of a precursor to the DC-3. Organizer John Salz, president of…… MORE
By Jake Fogal BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police officers attempted a pedestrian stop early Monday morning near the intersection of Morris Avenue and Market Street. The male individual, later identified as Nicholas Mull, fled police while grasping a fanny pack. He was later located and resisted arrest by BPD officers. During the arrest, officers located ammunition…… MORE
By Neil Doyle NORMAL – Thousands of people gathered in Uptown Normal Tuesday night to celebrate Leah Marlene. The Normal native returned home as she continues her journey on the singing competition ‘American Idol’ and will compete in the finale this Sunday. Normal Mayor Chris Koos proclaimed May 17, 2022 as “Leah Marlene Day” during…… MORE
By HOI ABC SPRINGFIELD – The mother of Jelani Day, the late Illinois State University graduate student, is pleased the bill named for her son is now the law in Illinois. Gov. JB Pritzker has signed legislation requiring local law enforcement notify the FBI within 72 hours after the discovery of a body. Day went…… MORE
It’s not every day an American Idol Top 3 Finalist comes to visit Radio Bloomington.… MORE
By Jake Fogal BLOOMINGTON – She’s in the Top 3 of American Idol and she’s coming home. Leah Marlene will be rejoicing with fans on today as the Town of Normal is organizing a parade and concert in Uptown Normal. The community is invited to join in the festivities celebrating Marlene’s milestone achievement as a…… MORE
By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police say no one was injured Monday afternoon after a train clipped the back of a tractor trailer. Public Information Officer Brandt Parsley says it happened around 2:20 p.m. Monday near the intersection of Market Street and White Oak. No one was injured.… MORE
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Four days after another bad report card for his child welfare agency, Gov. JB Pritzker defended both the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and its director, Marc Smith. An audit released last week blasted the Department of Children and Family Services for not keeping up on children’s vaccinations,…… MORE
By USDA SPRINGFIELD – There were 5.4 days suitable for field work during the week ending May 15, 2022. Statewide, the average temperature was 75.8 degrees, 14.1 degrees above normal. Precipitation averaged 0.19 inches, 0.71 inches below normal. Topsoil moisture supply was rated 2 percent short, 81 percent adequate, and 17 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture…… 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…