By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Illinois is taking another step against what’s called “organized retail crime.” It’s the department store smash-n-grab and also the looting of trucks and trains, much of it captured on video. State Attorney General Kwame Raoul says it can happen just about anywhere. “This type of crime does not restrict itself…… MORE
By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – One cat is dead after an apartment fire Monday morning in Bloomington. Fire crews were called around 11:30 a.m. to the 700 block of Bell Street. When crews arrived, flames were seen in the front and side of the building. Firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze in about 20…… MORE
Less than a year after saying the tax on gasoline needed to be doubled and then indexed to inflation, Gov. JB Pritzker says the infrastructure projects it pays for can afford a freeze.… MORE
A GoFundMe campaign has raised over $21,000 after 12 horses died in a barn fire over the weekend near Bloomington.… MORE
With the price of oil on the rise, the average gasoline prices in Illinois have risen 10.9 cents per gallon over the past week.… MORE
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – After a Sangamon County judge kicked off everybody’s weekend by tossing Gov. JB Pritzker’s school mask mandates, the governor and attorney general began an appeal. “Masks, for most people, anyway, have been about doing what’s right,” Pritzker said Monday morning. “Nowhere is that more true than in schools, which are…… MORE
By HOI ABC MCLEAN COUNTY – 12 horses are dead and another one is in veterinary care after a fire ripped through a barnyard Saturday night. The owner of the site, Kristy Doyle, confirms the fire happened east of Bloomington along Route 9, about three miles east of the Central Illinois Regional Airport. 10 horses…… MORE
A 43-year old Peoria man, who was considered ‘armed and dangerous’ after allegedly shooting at a police officer in late January, is in custody.… MORE
Normal won’t be getting a $180,000 outdoor fitness court after some misinformation influenced a town council member who initially voted for the project.… MORE
A vehicle fire inside Rivian Automotive remains under investigation after the vehicle caught fire late Friday night.… 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…