Illinois’ senior U.S. Senator made a stop Tuesday in Bloomington.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
State officials buffing up Route 66 roadside attractions ahead of 100-year anniversary
By Jake Fogal MCLEAN COUNTY – Route 66 is getting an upgrade as the historic roadway approaches it’s centennial year in 2026. Plans were approved at last week’s Normal Town Council meeting that places a huge roadside attraction at Normal One Plaza, spelling out in giant letter’s ‘NORMAL’. Bloomington Normal Area Convention and Visitors Bureau’s…… MORE
Bloomington Police searching for man related to 2020 homicide
Bloomington police are asking for any information on the whereabouts of 24-year-old James Moon for his role in a 2020 homicide.… MORE
Illinois farmers still getting it done in the fields
There were 4.8 days suitable for field work during the week ending May 21.… MORE
Bloomington Police arrest man following shots fired incident
By Jake Fogal BLOOMIINGTON – Bloomington Police made an arrest Sunday morning related to a shots fired call near the City’s downtown. Police officers were dispatched to the 800 block of East Washington Street for a shot’s fired incident, that led to the arrest of Ryan Murray. Murray was arrested without incident following an investigation…… MORE
Mobile home fire Sunday night in Bloomington
By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington fire crews responded to a mobile home fire Sunday night on the city’s west side. Firefighters were called to #3 Snow Lane around 7:55 p.m. and reported smoke and fire from multiple windows of a single-wide mobile home. According to a news release, the main body of the fire…… MORE
Seventh graders at Kinglsey Junior High have Genius Hour Open House
By WMBD-TV On Thursday, students at Kingsley Junior High School had a chance to showcase their talents at the Genius Hour Open House. Genius Hour, or 20% Time, is a way to explore your creativity during part of your work day. This practice is how Post-It Notes and Gmail were invented. Administrators have incorporated the…… MORE
Gun found in student vehicle at El Paso Gridley High School
By WMBD-TV WOODFORD COUNTY – A gun was found in a student’s vehicle on El Paso Gridley High School property on Wednesday. According to Crimewatch.net, the student was immediately removed from class, and the vehicle was searched after a report of a firearm on school grounds. An unloaded gun was found in a carrying case in…… MORE
Kitchen fire in Normal injures one and displaces two
By WMBD-TV NORMAL – A Wednesday evening kitchen fire in an Normal apartment injured one person and displaced two, the fire department reported Thursday. According to a news release from the Normal Fire Department, firefighters responded to 103 W. Willow St., shortly before 10 p.m. on a report of a stove fire. When they arrived, they…… MORE
Normal Public Library deciding on how to move forward with asbestos issue
On Wednesday, the Board of Trustees sat through a presentation from Studio GC, a Chicago-based architecture firm to explain the details of the situation.… 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…