By WMBD-TV TAZEWELL COUNTY – Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman responded to reports of election mail laced with fentanyl received in multiple states. Ackerman noted election officials in the states of Washington and Georgia had received election mail laced with fentanyl but said he’s ready if that were to happen here. “Here in Tazewell County,…… MORE
Eureka High School competed in a national competition in Indianapolis, Indiana on Nov. 2 through Nov. 3.… MORE
Electric vehicle maker Rivian said Tuesday that it will allow other companies to purchase its fleet of delivery vans, ending an exclusive agreement with Amazon.… MORE
The Bloomington Police Department announced on Tuesday that it is seeking re-accreditation with the Illinois Law Enforcement Accreditation Program (ILEAP).… MORE
Firehouse Subs in Normal awarded the Normal Police Department 21 new automated external defibrillators.… MORE
By Jake Fogal NORMAL – The Normal West High School boys basketball team will be out in the community on Saturday, raking leaves for Veterans Day. Wildcats Head Coach Ed Hafermann say’s that the team usually does some sort of community service event ahead of the season each year, and this year, he and his…… MORE
Catalytic converters theft claims have dramatically dropped compared to last year. This is the first decline since 2019.… MORE
It was a unanimous approval from the Normal Town Council on Monday for a new Raising Cane’s Chicken restaurant.… MORE
Bradley University is considering discontinuing 17 academic degree programs and converting five others into “service units” that will serve only to satisfy degree requirements in other majors.… MORE
A longtime staple restaurant is closing its doors in DeWitt County after more than 24 years.… 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…