Bloomington’s top cop recently completed the Executive Leadership Program at the Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Homeland Defense and Security.… MORE
Bloomington’s top cop recently completed the Executive Leadership Program at the Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Homeland Defense and Security.… MORE
The group which represents Illinois municipalities at the state Capitol is out with its legislative wish list for 2024, and some of the priorities are repeats.… MORE
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – OSF HealthCare St. Joseph Medical Center announced a new supply drive to help survivors of sexual assault. According to an OSF news release, the goal is to provide survivors leaving the hospital with more robust clothing options. Until recently, only medical scrubs were provided.$1.45 Million lotto jackpot won in central Illinois…… MORE
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – It’s been two years since Dylan Meserole died after being shot and police here are asking the public for help in solving the case. The 20-year-old Normal man was pronounced dead at 2:40 a.m., about 40 minutes after he was found in the 1600 block of West Olive Street after he…… MORE
The federal corruption trial of former Republican state Sen. Sam McCann was delayed again on Monday, but this time for only one day to allow a court-appointed standby attorney time to take over his defense. … MORE
A McLean County woman died in a house fire Monday afternoon.… MORE
The former right-hand man to Illinois Speaker Mike Madigan has been sentenced to prison.… MORE
The American Legion lauded Springfield’s favorite son at Lincoln’s Tomb Monday morning, on the 215th anniversary of his birth.… MORE
By Jake Fogal BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police officers responded to two shots fired calls over the weekend. Officers first responded to the 900 block of West MacArthur Avenue around 3:00 a.m. on Saturday. Police located evidence that a shooting had occured. There were no injuries or property damage reported as a result of this incident.…… MORE
One legacy of the pandemic has been the rise of “working from home.”… 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…