By WMBD-TV MCLEAN COUNTY – The Illinois State Police responded to a crash on Illinois Route 9 in the area west of N 2600 East Road in rural McLean County on Thursday. According to preliminary information, troopers responded to the crash at approximately 7:14 a.m. after a report of a single-vehicle crash. The state police…… MORE
Multiple residents have called the Woodford County Sheriff’s office regarding phone calls from an unknown person masquerading as a detective.… MORE
A taste of Baton Rouge is proposed for Normal. … MORE
By WMBD-TV MCLEAN COUNTY – The McLean County Regional Planning Commission (MCRPC) announced Monday that it’s conducting an anonymous housing needs survey. According to an MCRPC news release, the results of the survey will be used to propose strategies for the recovery of the McLean County housing sector from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.…… MORE
Some sad news from Monday night’s fire at Miller Park Zoo as city officials said they had to euthanize a python.… MORE
The Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) has honored the Children’s Discovery Museum in Normal for “Outstanding Community Service”.… MORE
A small fire broke out Monday night at the Miller Park Zoo in the historic Katthoefer Animal Building.… MORE
As sediment and stagnant water build up in hydrant distribution systems, they occasionally need to be flushed out.… MORE
There were 5.0 days suitable for field work during the week ending October 15, 2023. … MORE
Normal police officers were called to the 1200 block of West Hovey Ave. … 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…