By WMBD-TV MCLEAN COUNTY – A lack of affordable high-speed internet is an issue for residents in rural McLean County. Chad Walden is the village president of Arrowsmith, a small community in eastern McLean County. He said Arrowsmith, population of about 300, would benefit from having high-speed internet. “We have struggled with the lack of…… MORE
An act of vandalism is forcing some voters in Bloomington to go to a different polling location during the Primary Elections on March 19.… MORE
For the first time in nearly a decade, State Farm in Bloomington selected the Fortune 500’s next Chief Executive Officer.… MORE
By WMBD-TV SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) reported on Wednesday that spring enrollment is up 5.1% in 2024 compared to 2023. According to an ICCB news release, 262,638 students enrolled in public community colleges in Illinois for the 2024 spring semester. This is up from 249,836 students who enrolled in the spring…… MORE
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – A release of 2023 crime statistics by the Bloomington Police Department shows fewer homicides and fewer people shot but increases in other categories. Shootings dropped from 42 in 2022 to 30 in 2023, a decrease of 12. The number of people who were shot, predictably, dropped as well. There were 15…… MORE
House of Representatives passed a bill early Wednesday morning that could ban the social media application TikTok. … MORE
By WMBD-TV CARLOCK – At least one person is dead after a two-vehicle deadly collision on Interstate 74 near Carlock. That’s the word from the Illinois State Police which said the collision occurred in the westbound lanes of I-74 near mile marker 117.5. That’s in Woodford County and near Carlock. According to the preliminary investigation,…… MORE
The Bloomington Police Department announced some notable arrests that happened over the past week via a Facebook post.… MORE
One person is dead after a traffic crash Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 155 near Tremont, according to the Illinois State Police.… MORE
St. Patrick’s Day is known for luck, green beer, and heritage celebrations, but it’s also known as one of the busiest drinking days of the year.… 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…