A McLean County man is still behind bars Tuesday after police said he tried to teach his 5 year old twins a lesson by burning them with a hot iron.… MORE
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A McLean County man is still behind bars Tuesday after police said he tried to teach his 5 year old twins a lesson by burning them with a hot iron.… MORE
A teacher from McLean County’s largest school district is a finalist for Illinois teacher of the year.… MORE
New details are emerging from Normal Police after authorities shut down Veterans Parkway and Parkway Plaza on Monday for reports of a man with a gun.… MORE
By Neil Doyle NORMAL – Illinois State University is updating its indoor face covering requirements next week. In a coronavirus update to the campus community, the university said as of Monday, February 28, face coverings will no longer be required in indoor spaces with the exception of the following: Classrooms and laboratories Clinical…… MORE
Normal Police Chief Rick Bleichner says the man police took into custody has been taken to a local hospital for evaluation.… MORE
An Abraham Lincoln author shared stories of the Great Emancipator Monday for an audience at SIU’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute.… MORE
Two McLean County Board members are announcing plans to seek re-election.… MORE
A 35-year old man is facing felony charges in McLean County for allegedly biting a police officer in the leg.… MORE
After two years of limited hours due to COVID-19, the Children’s Discovery Museum in uptown Normal is returning to full operations after Spring Break.… MORE
Normal Police is asking for the public’s help in solving a recent retain theft investigation at Von Maur in Normal.… 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…