By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON– Christopher Harrison’s attorney is not disputing that Harrison shot and killed Reginald Hart Jr and Joseph Gardner after they attempted to rob him back in 2018. Where the state and defense disagree is whether or not Harrison was justified in doing so. Prosecutor David Fitt gave the opening…… MORE
Electric-vehicle manufacturer Rivian will be adding close to 40 additional jobs to the Twin Cities as it locates its Customer Engagement Center to the Normal based facility.… MORE
A small oven explosion Tuesday afternoon at Tobin’s Pizza in Bloomington injured two workers.… MORE
Bloomington Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a person who smashed the window of a squad car.… MORE
McLean County health officials on Tuesday announced four new cases of coronavirus, bringing the county total to 232.… MORE
A pedestrian was hit by a car in a construction zone and later died at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, according to McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder.… MORE
Hy-Vee will donate $1 million, as well as commit to providing one million volunteer hours, to organizations that support racial unity and equality primarily throughout its eight-state region.… MORE
Bloomington’s State Farm Insurance said Monday it is cutting auto rates by an average of 13.7 percent for Illinois policyholders because the COVID-19 pandemic is keeping motorists off the road, and there are fewer accidents.… MORE
The first week of June was a good one in the fields, says the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service.… MORE
Tropical Depression Cristobal will bring several rounds of rain and storms to Central Illinois this afternoon.… 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…