After a historic tornado tore through five states last Friday, leaving 74 dead, the Midwest Food Bank is preparing to send disaster relief to those in need.… MORE
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After a historic tornado tore through five states last Friday, leaving 74 dead, the Midwest Food Bank is preparing to send disaster relief to those in need.… MORE
By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington fire crews responded to an apartment fire Monday morning that left a woman and three children displaced. The department responded to a structure fire on Holton Drive at 11:26 a.m. after a neighbor reported the smell and presence smoke, according to BFD Facebook post. Authorities say no injuries were…… MORE
Construction continues on the new Bloomington-Normal YMCA; however, those wanting to work out at the new facility will have to wait a while longer.… MORE
Four more McLean County residents have died from COVID-complications.… MORE
Gov. JB Pritzker, in another trip to the tornado-ravaged Metro East, said he has declared Madison County and others affected by Friday’s storms a disaster area. He is optimistic of help from the federal government.… MORE
The task force, led by the FBI and local law enforcement, is offering a reward for anyone with information about the death of Illinois State University graduate student Jelani Day.… MORE
By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Illinois gas prices have fallen six cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.43 a gallon. Accoridng to GasBuddy, prices in Illinois are five cents lower than a month ago, but still $1.27 higher than last year. GasBuddy price reports show the cheapest station in Illinois is priced at…… MORE
By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – More than two dozen guns are missing after a Sunday morning burglary in Bloomington. Bloomington Police say 25 guns were stolen from ‘Smiley’s Sports Shop’ just after 5:30 a.m.. That includes 24 pistols and one rifle. Those guns were not locked up well enough, according to police. They also say…… MORE
By Dave Dahl EDWARDSVILLE – Gov. JB Pritzker joined Edwardsville officials Saturday evening, a day after a tornado hit the Amazon warehouse there, killing six people. “We’re continuing to search the site for evidence of life,” said Edwardsville fire chief James Whiteford, “and will continue recovery operations until all personnel are accounted for. At this…… MORE
By Jake Fogal The Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts is inviting Bloomington-Normal residents to it’s annual community Christmas concert. “The BCPA is the perfect performance space for this free holiday concert,” said City of Bloomington’s Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts Marketing Manager, Thom Rakestraw. The concert is slated for December 16, at 7:00 p.m.…… 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…