By Jake Fogal BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police are conducting an investigation after a teenager was shot Thursday. According to a BPD Press Release, officers were dispatched to the area of West Market Street and Howard Street on the west side of the city at 3:45 p.m. on reports of gunfire. Upon arrival, BPD officers discovered…… MORE
A Normal author wants to find the keys to an unsolved serial killer cold case. … MORE
A McLean County convicted killer has lost his bid to seek a new trial in a murder case. … MORE
The state school superintendent has reason to brag a little.… MORE
It was a joyous atmosphere at the Salvation Army of McLean County on Thursday as the organization celebrated individuals and organizations who helped with the Red Kettle campaign.… MORE
Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) on Wednesday announced seven grants totaling $3.3 million coming to the Route 66 Grant Program.… MORE
The annual St. Jude radiothon kicks off Thursday with WJBC and Radio Bloomington to help raise thousands of dollars to fight childhood cancer. … MORE
A thousand Rivian automotive vehicles are sitting at State Farm Corporate South, and city leaders have a plan in case a fire breaks out. … MORE
A 21-year-old Normal man stands accused of firing a weapon during a shooting in 2022.… MORE
A Normal native, formally in the top three on American Idol, is out with new music on Friday.… 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…