The McLean County Coroners’ office is releasing names of the victims of a shooting late Tuesday night.… MORE
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Wall Street experiences ups and downs amid Russian invasion of Ukraine
Just like the commodity market, equities across the board are on a roller coaster ride amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.… MORE
Fight breaks out amongst students at Kingsley Junior High
By Jake Fogal BLOOMINGTON- A physical altercation between students at Kingsley Junior High brought Normal and Illinois State Police to the education facility Thursday morning. Multiple female students were involved in the fight, prompting law enforcement to be called. In a letter to parents, principal Stacie France says family members “then engaged in inappropriate conduct,…… MORE
Sharin Of The Green Parade this weekend in Uptown Normal
By Jake Fogal BLOOMINGTON-Walking the streets of uptown normal this weekend in the Sharin Of The Green Parade are members of Children’s Home and Aid. Children’s Home & Aid is a leading child and family service agency in Illinois, and Program Director Ingrid Brown is devoted to showing any support she can to families across…… MORE
Winter weather advisory Thursday afternoon for Bloomington-Normal
By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for portions of central Illinois starting at 3 p.m. Thursday and lasting until 6 a.m. Friday. One to three inches of snow is possible, which could cause slippery road conditions during the evening and morning commutes. The NWS says drivers…… MORE
Unit 5 School Board makes cuts
By Neil Doyle and HOI ABC NORMAL – McLean County’s largest school district voted unanimously at about 1:20 a.m. Thursday to save 5th grade band and orchestra from budget cuts. But the Unit 5 School Board approved $2.1 million in budget cuts which include 8th grade foreign language programs, 36 teacher and staff positions, and…… MORE
Bloomington mom faced questions with DCFS before baby Zaraz Walker disappeared
By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – The family of a Bloomington woman charged with concealing her 7-month-old daughter’s death, believes she is mentally ill and needs help. According to DCFS, this is not the first time the mother has been accused of endanger the life of her children. Within the past two years, the Department of…… MORE
March Meltdown Hockey Tourney takes place March 11-13
By Jake Fogal BLOOMINGTON-The third annual Central Illinois Girls’ Hockey Association March Meltdown Tournament is taking place this weekend. The Bloomington Ice Center and Grossinger Motors Arena will play host for the tourney, taking place March 11-13. The competition is open to the public as over 260 female athletes from 17 teams will travel from…… MORE
Local Commodity Broker: Prices are on a ‘roller coaster ride’
Commodity prices are on a ‘roller coaster ride’ as futures skyrocket but dipped into negative territory earlier this week.… MORE
Miller Park Zoo receives State Grant
By Jake Fogal BLOOMINGTON-Miller Park Zoo has been awarded a $750,000 Illinois Department of Natural Resources Public Museum Capital Grant by the State of Illinois. The grant monies will go toward infrastructure and basement renovations on the 108-year-old Katthoefer Animal Building, the largest of all the projects on the Zoo campus. Zoo Superintendent Jay Tetzloff…… MORE
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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…