A man is recovering after being shot Sunday night while at an event at the Bone Student Center.… MORE
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Tuition, fees rising at Illinois universities as state funding lags inflation pace
The cost to attend state universities has been rising, and some institutions have said they’ll have to continue pushing the brunt of state budget shortfalls onto students and families if there isn’t a change.… MORE
Eureka man arrested on alleged child pornography charges
A Eureka man has been arrested on alleged child pornography offenses involving a child under 13.… MORE
ISU PD is asking for help identifying a suspect in a Sunday night campus shooting
One person was injured and taken to a local hospital after a Sunday night shooting near the Bone Student Center on the Illinois State University campus.… MORE
Police and ISP raid spa, rescue human trafficking victim
The Illinois State Police announced that it, in conjunction with Normal Police, raided an area massage spa and recovered a person who had been trafficked.… MORE
Normal police get $750,000 grant to hire new officers
On Thursday, US Representative Eric Sorensen presented the Town of Normal with a check to help with public safety.… MORE
Safety targeted at Bloomington White Oak Road and Market Street intersection redesign
White Oak Road between Market and Locust Streets is re-opened to traffic with a new traffic pattern. … MORE
UPDATED: Sheriff identifies alleged shooter in South Pekin double homicide
A 21-year-old man is in jail Thursday afternoon, hours after he allegedly shot and killed two people at a South Pekin home.… MORE
Groundbreaking for Constitution Trail expansion at Heartland College
Heartland Community College in Normal hosted a groundbreaking for an expansion of the Constitution Trail around the college’s Birky Pond on Wednesday.… MORE
UPDATED: Two dead in South Pekin shooting; suspect arrested
Two people are dead and one person is in custody after an early Thursday morning double shooting in South Pekin.… 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…