Donald Whalen said he wanted to go home after spending almost the last 28 years in prison for his father’s murder. The Bloomington native, now 52, walked out of the McLean County Jail Friday evening after his family posted a $100,035 cash bond.… MORE
By Katherine Murphy As the streets of Uptown Normal are taken over by parade watchers and participants Saturday there are some street closings to let you know about. There will be no parking on several streets after 10 a-m and the same streets will be closed to traffic after eleven a-m – South School…… MORE
McLean County prosecutors are asking the judge who ordered a new murder trial for Donald Whalen to change his mind.… MORE
McLean County prosecutors Wednesday filed charges in a Tuesday night robbery and beating in Normal.… MORE
The man accused of killing a McHenry County sheriff’s deputy before leading police on a high-speed chase ending in Lincoln last week could face the death penalty or life in prison.… MORE
A parked car with no one inside was hit by gunfire Monday evening on Bloomington’s near east side.… MORE
A child is in critical condition and a woman has been hospitalized after an SUV drove off I-55 into the Vermilion River near Pontiac.… MORE
By Katherine Murphy Details have been released from the Bloomington Police Department on specific warrants in McLean County against shooting suspect Floyd Brown. BPD says Brown is wanted in connection with three residential burglaries in the Twin Cities between May and December 2018. A reckless driving warrant for Brown’s involvement in a multi-vehicle crash…… MORE
The McHenry County Sheriff’s deputy who lost his life in Rockford Thursday morning while trying to arrest a man on various warrants, including one from McLean County, was remembered as a dedicated and hardworking officer.… MORE
Suspected cop killer Floyd Brown, who’s now in police custody, was not a stranger to local authorities. Bloomington Police have been looking for Brown, 39, of Springfield, since just before Christmas when he led officers on a high-speed chase that ended in a multi-car crash on Veterans Parkway.… MORE
As we near another local election, understanding what a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district is and its role in economic development seems unclear to many I talk to.
Based on the budget, Pritzker ought to change his initials from J.B. (whatever they stand for) to C.K. (Can Kicker).
Newly-elected Governor J.B. Pritzker has promised to raise the Illinois minimum wage.
Despite our efforts to build a unified and accessible community, Bloomington-Normal and central Illinois did not fare well in a recent special report from Governing magazine.