By Jake Fogal BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Police Department is investigating two shots fired incidents that transpired on Wednesday. An officer heard shots being fired near their location at 6:45 Wednesday night. An additional investigation led to the 800 block of South Summit Street, where officers located evidence that a shooting had taken place. There…… MORE
It’s not quite a bin-buster, but corn and soybeans finished pretty well for Illinois.… MORE
Authorities in Springfield released the name of a 73-year old Bloomington man who died in a crash earlier this week.… MORE
A record-breaking year is in the books for the Bloomington Fire Department.… MORE
It’s now clean-up time for one local nonprofit after a pip bursts flooded several rooms. … MORE
By WMBD-TV SPRINGFIELD – Illinois State Sen. David Koehler (D-Peoria) has sponsored a bill that will help address the rising cost of prescription drugs in Illinois. According to a news release from the Coalition for Prescription Drug Affordability, Koehler and Illinois Rep. Nabeela Syed (D-Inverness) sponsored Illinois House Bill 4472. The bill would create a Prescription…… MORE
By WMBD-TV SPRINGFIELD – On Tuesday, the Illinois Underground Railroad Task Force held its first meeting in Springfield. The purpose of the task force is to create a cohesive statewide history of the Underground Railroad within the state. The task force was created last year through Senate Bill 1623. State Senator Dave Koehler introduced the…… MORE
A new professional hockey team is coming to the City of Bloomington.… MORE
A New Year’s Eve airlift of more than 300 migrants, landing at the airport in Rockford, is cause for concern to four Republicans who represent that area.… MORE
The Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) has approved Illinois State University’s College of Engineering programs and the new School of Creative Technologies, the school announced Tuesday.… 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…