Normal’s top cop has a stern warning for looters in the Twin Cities, if you try to loot, police will be waiting for you.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
ISU athletics prepares for athletes coming back to campus
Some parts of Illinois State University are slowly starting to reopen, but the athletic department is trying to get some athletes back on campus to prepare for the upcoming year.… MORE
Bloomington man facing life threatening injuries after shooting on city’s east side
A 37-year old man was shot Wednesday morning after an argument on Bloomington’s west side.… MORE
Temporary change to store hours at local Schnucks locations
Starting Tuesday and continuing tentatively through Sunday, several Schnucks stores will observe shortened operating hours, including the locations in Bloomington-Normal.… MORE
BPD: 13 adults, 3 juveniles arrested in looting related incidents
Police have arrested 16 people after looting incidents across Bloomington Monday night. Bloomington Police said a majority of these people are local or have connections to local people.… MORE
Four charged for looting, mob action in night of unrest throughout Normal on Sunday
Four people have been charged after being arrested for looting in Bloomington on Sunday night.… MORE
McLean County adds one new case of coronavirus; 184 have recovered
Local health officials announced one new case of coronavirus Tuesday, bringing the McLean County total to 221.… MORE
Local police address information floating around social media
Police in both Bloomington and Normal have received a lot of calls the last few days concerning rumors that are circulating on social media.… MORE
Corn and Soybeans making progress
Illinois’ cash crops are making good progress under the sun, and with just enough rain in most places, according to the USDA.… MORE
Bloomington mayor says looters shoved him at Eastland Mall
A local leader went out Monday night to try and speak with looters at Eastland Mall, but the group turned to violence instead.… 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…