The man who is facing 139 child pornography and sexual assault charges was a piano teacher, the Normal Police Department chief said Friday.… MORE
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Deliveries of Rivian’s R1T vehicles delayed again, this time to September
Deliveries of Rivian’s R1T electrical truck is being pushed back from August to September.… MORE
Child abuse cases on the rise across Central Illinois
Child abuse cases are on the rise across Central Illinois, with over 4,400 pending cases.… MORE
Labor leader sworn in as newest McLean County board member
A labor leader is the newest member of the McLean County Board.… MORE
Bloomington Police discuss fentanyl use after Wednesday drug arrest
A Wednesday night drug arrest in Bloomington is part of a dangerous trend police are finding on the streets.… MORE
More wind turbines coming to McLean County after board approves special use permit
By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – More wind turbines will be coming to McLean County after the board approved a special use permit Thursday night. One farmer said this felt like another defeat. “We feel like we don’t exist. All these decisions are being made by people who don’t live by them,” said McLean County farmer,…… MORE
Labor leader sworn in as newest McLean County board member
By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – A labor leader is the newest member of the McLean County Board. The board Thursday night approved Chairman John McIntyre’s appointment of Jim Rogal to represent District 4, covering west and northwest Normal. Rogal replaces Logan Smith, who resigned in June to accept a job out of state. Smith is…… MORE
Grand jury indicts McLean County man on 139 charges, including child porn and sexual assault
By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – A man from Normal is being held on $2 million bond after a McLean County Grand Jury indicted him on 139 counts, all but two of them felonies for sex crimes against a teenage girl. Normal Police said they started investigating Michael Schneider, 33, this past spring when the teen…… MORE
Gov. Pritzker signs criminal justice bill; Republicans say it tells a different story
As Gov. JB Pritzker signed some criminal justice bills into law Thursday, Illinois House Republicans told a different story.… MORE
Normal man facing multiple drug charges
A Normal man remains behind bars as a result of a drug investigation.… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
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.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
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…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
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…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
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…