By Jake Fogal BLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Coroners Office has announced Kalamazoo, Michigan resident, Rickey M. Washington Jr., 43, dead in the crash on Interstate 55 near milepost 154 in McLean County Tuesday evening. According to a news release, the victim’s vehicle crashed with a semi-truck trailer around 10:00 p.m. Washington Jr. was pronounced…… MORE
By HOI ABC Heart of Illinois(ABC)-All Secretary of State departments and driver services facilities will be closed for in-person transactions beginning January 3 until January 17. Offices will reopen January 18, according to a release. Secretary of State Jesse White is encouraging the public to visit ilsos.gov for online services. Online transactions will remain open for all…… MORE
The Tazewell County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim of a single-vehicle accident on Christmas morning. … MORE
A shooting Monday night on Bloomington’s near east side wounded a teenage boy, a police sergeant said.… MORE
By Jake Fogal Stationed in Hopedale, Ill. is a holiday season tradition that brings together the community. Each Thanksgiving, Hopedale Medical Complex(HMC) offers free holiday meals to those who live in the community and surrounding areas. Although the meal is free, that doesn’t stop visitors from leaving a donation. This year, the HMC received $1,066.00…… MORE
According to a local health leader, the best way to fight the new COVID-19 variant Omicron is by getting vaccinated and receiving a booster vaccine.… MORE
Signaling the sharp increase in COVID-19 case is straining healthcare providers to the limit, OSF HealthCare asked the public Monday to refrain from coming to its medical facilities for asymptomatic and close contact testing.… MORE
A flight intended for Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield collided with another plane, causing minor damage, and canceled one flight.… MORE
The spike in COVID-19 cases and the emergence of the omicron variant are taking their toll on staffers at Carle BroMenn Medical Center in Normal, one of two hospitals in the Twin-Cities nearly filled to the brim treating infected patients and people with other illnesses.… MORE
Gas prices across Illinois continue to fall as the average price per gallon is down 6.3 cents over the past week.… 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…