By Jake Fogal and WMBD-TV MCLEAN COUNTY – The Illinois Department of Public Health updated its advisory on what fish caught in Illinois rivers should not be eaten on Tuesday. The advisories are based on routine testing by the Illinois Fish Contaminant Monitoring Program, which started testing for polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as forever chemicals, last fall. Nine…… MORE
By WMBD-TV A Monday evening crash involving a car and motorcycle left one dead. Tazewell County Coroner’s Office Facebook stated that the accident occurred near Greenwood Cemetery around 3:30 p.m. One was pronounced dead at the scene after Tazewell County Sheriff’s officers arrived. The victim was a 73-year-old McLean County man. His name is being withheld pending…… MORE
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL – On Monday, advanced placement students at Normal Community High School launched a balloon to track the movements of the solar eclipse. This is through the high altitude balloon program; just one of many offered through State Farm. Mentors from State Farm held seven sessions for students throughout the school year. Students…… MORE
The Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts will be hosting stand-up comedian and Saturday Night Live alum Pete Davidson.… MORE
A motorcyclist lost control and crashed into a guard rail in Normal on Monday, ending their life.… MORE
McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder has identified the man found dead by railroad tracks near O’Neil Park early Saturday morning.… MORE
By Jake Fogal HUDSON – Hundreds made the trip out to Hudson over the weekend and raised record funds at the St. Jude Feed. The event was hosted at the Sit n Bull in Hudson and featured an all you can eat $25 dollar meal, an auction and a 50/50 drawing and raffle. In 2023,…… MORE
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – Lockdowns at Bloomington High School and Junior High School have ended and one person has been taken into custody, district officials said. “With the help of the Bloomington Police Department, we swiftly addressed the situation and can confirm the lockdown has now been lifted. A subject was apprehended and no weapons…… MORE
Fleet Feet Bloomington hosted its 10th annual Run for Hope on Sunday morning.… MORE
A train conductor found a body near O’Neil Park early Saturday morning, according to a McLean County Sheriff’s Office news release.… 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…