Salary and benefits for the director of the Illinois High School Association increased 24 percent as he plans to retire early next year.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Former Pontiac prison officers charged with official misconduct
A Livingston County Grand Jury returned two bills of indictment charging two former employees of Pontiac Correctional Center with official misconduct and obstructing justice.… MORE
Pontiac inmate charged with murdering cellmate
A grand jury issued a bill of indictment Thursday charging Michael Bragg, inmate at Pontiac Correctional Center, with six counts of first degree murder.… MORE
Police arrest man after high-speed chase in stolen vehicle
A Rockford man who allegedly led police on a high-speed chase in Bloomington-Normal faces a laundry list of charges. … MORE
Boy rescued after being swept into creek in Peoria
A 15-year-old boy was clinging to a tree in a creek in Peoria when fire crews rescued him Monday morning.… MORE
B-N Police Blotter: Thu. May 4, 2015 – Sun. May 7, 2015
By WJBC Staff A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus. Reports do not indicate confirmed offenses. Thu. May 4, 2015 City of Bloomington Call Time Location / Block Address Disposition Type 12:01 am BLOOMINGTON ARR/RPT Domestic Other 12:36 am I55 NB MM 162 ARR/RPT Traffic Stop 9:39…… MORE
Bloomington road to close due to flooding
Heartland Drive from Hershey east will be closed starting immediately on Monday due to flooding. … MORE
UPDATED: Heavy rains soak Central Illinois
Heavy rains led to flooded streets across Central Illinois on Sunday night, though conditions improved by Monday morning.… MORE
Bloomington considering renewing deal with DBA
The Bloomington City Council will vote Monday night on continuing its funding agreement with the Downtown Bloomington Association. … MORE
Rep. Brady seeks specialized training for coroners in Illinois
A former coroner-turned-lawmaker has sponsored a measure to help ensure coroners are getting specialized training. … 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…