Ag equipment manufacturer Brandt has donated $5,000 to help two men still hospitalized after a fatal crash.… MORE
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Group criticizes Springfield diocese handling of abuse
John Freml of Springfield is still part of the Catholic church, even though he’s a supporter of SNAP – Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests.… MORE
Normal zoning panel backs new sorority house near ISU
A government panel recommends the Normal Town Council approve plans for a new sorority house near the Illinois State University campus.… MORE
Woodford County Police arrest suspect in mini-storage burglary spree
Woodford County Sheriff’s Police believe they’ve solved a series of burglaries to mini-storage units in the county and elsewhere with the arrest of an East Peoria man.… MORE
Marshalls eyes Bloomington-Normal store, considered win for both towns regardless of location
Bloomington-Normal is on the verge of landing a Marshalls department store, perhaps as soon as next year, although the location and exact timing of the store’s opening are not known.… MORE
Coroner has identified third victim in I-39 crash near Hudson
Authorities are releasing the name of a third person killed three months ago in a fiery crash between two semi-trailer trucks just north of the Twin-Cities.… MORE
Peoria Diocese claims it’s hiding nothing as AG Madigan finds hundreds of new Catholic Church sex abuse cases in Illinois
The Catholic Diocese of Peoria, which covers McLean County, is responding to the findings of the Illinois Attorney General’s office, which said it’s found many more cases of child sexual abuse in the state’s six dioceses.… MORE
Police issue alert after Wednesday night ‘smash and grab’ burglary spree
Local police are urging motorists to take their valuables with them when they leave their cars. That’s because for the second straight year, there’s been a rash of “smash and grab” vehicle burglaries outside Twin-City fitness and day care centers.… MORE
Normal West aims to meet ‘individual’ needs two weeks after traumatic crash
The healing process continues for kids at Normal West High School, particularly the junior varsity girls basketball team, two weeks after a fatal head-on crash between a wrong-way semi and the team’s bus.… MORE
Twin Cities’ experienced three armed robberies in less than a week
Police in the Twin Cities’ are investigating two out of three armed robberies that occurred over the weekend.… 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…