NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) — A McLean County school district has updated its phone policy to keep students engaged in the classroom. While McLean County Unit School District 5’s current policy of allowing phone use within their buildings as long as it’s not used during class time is working, they wanted to find a way to…… MORE
Attorneys for a man accused of kiling two people last week in South Pekin did not contest prosecutors’ request to hold him pending trial.… MORE
The Bloomington City Council unanimously approved a Standardized Housing Incentive Program during its meeting on Monday.… MORE
State Police said the driver of the fatal crash at an after-school program Monday afternoon is a 44-year-old Chatham woman.… MORE
The City of Bloomington announced it will host a meeting for public input on a new bike path.… MORE
A man is recovering after being shot Sunday night while at an event at the Bone Student Center.… MORE
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
A Eureka man has been arrested on alleged child pornography offenses involving a child under 13.… MORE
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
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
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…