By WMBD-TV PEORIA – Memorial Day is Monday, and that means plenty of boats will be on the water this weekend. Safety is paramount given the number of boats that will be on the Illinois River, some for the first time this season. Michael Christman is a vessel examiner with the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and emphasized…… MORE
Due to several maintenance issues, the pool in Farmer City will not be opening to the public for the Memorial Day weekend.… MORE
Some lanes that have been closed for construction will reopen, where possible, for the Memorial Day weekend to minimize travel disruption. … MORE
One man was injured in a shooting Thursday afternoon near the 100 block of W. Shelbourne Dr. … MORE
The Department of Justice announced that it has entered a settlement agreement with CEFCU on Thursday to resolve alleged violations of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act.… MORE
Years in the making, the American Giant’s Museum officially opens this weekend in rural Logan County.… MORE
By WMBD-TV NORMAL – Arraignments were held on Thursday for the seven demonstrators protesting the war in Gaza who were arrested on Illinois State University’s campus. All seven pleaded not guilty to a count of criminal trespass to state land and criminal trespass to a building. The seven arrested include: The protesters had met with…… MORE
By WMBD-TV PEKIN – A Marquette Heights man on Wednesday was ordered held in custody pending the outcome of allegations he illegally possessed a handgun. Dalton Mattus, 34, faces a single count of possession of a weapon by a felon and will next appear in court in late June. He faces up to five years in…… MORE
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Public Library is rolling out the red carpet for all its free summer programs starting on May 28. According to a Bloomington Public Library news release, anyone can participate in the Summer Reading Program, ranging from kids who can’t yet read independently to adults. Anyone who wishes to partake…… MORE
At Monday’s council meeting, the town of Normal approved several matters dealing with the underpass at the Uptown Station… 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…