The Bloomington Police Department is investigating after a shooting incident near Veterans Parkway and Washington Street on Friday.… MORE
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Two teens arrested for weapons charges in Bloomington
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – Two teenagers have been arrested and taken to the McLean County Juvenile Detention Center in connection with a shots fired incident from Thursday. According to Bloomington police, officers were sent to the intersection of Washington and Howard streets at about 3:15 p.m. Thursday after several people called, saying they heard gunshots.…… MORE
Local superintendents give progress reports at “State of Public Schools” event
The “State of Public Schools” has returned as McLean County stakeholders gathered at Heartland Community College to learn about the changes and challenges in the local public school systems.… MORE
Macomb Officers released after being shot; suspect remains barricaded in home
The Macomb police officers who were shot by an unnamed person have been released from a Peoria hospital, the police chief said Thursday morning.… MORE
Multiple Central IL fire departments fighting downtown fire in Lincoln
Firefighters are actively responding to a large fire in downtown Lincoln.… MORE
McLean and Tazewell Counties dealing with positive West Nile Virus tests
By WMBD-TV & Jake Fogal CENTRAL ILLINOIS – The McLean County Health Department reported that more mosquitos have tested positive for the West Nile virus in the county this week. According to the health department, the positive test came from a mosquito pool located just east of Bloomington in the 61705 ZIP code. This is…… MORE
Normal police investigating a body that was found at recycling plant
Normal police are investigating the discovery of a body that was found at a business on Wednesday.… MORE
Indiana man wanted on Felony domestic battery charges captured in LeRoy
A Plainfield, Indiana, man remains behind bars in McLean County after being arrested in LeRoy.… MORE
Bent Elementary receives centennial proclamation
On Tuesday, Bent Elementary Superstars gathered for a special assembly to kick off the centennial celebration week.… MORE
Normal Town Council approves local grocery tax
The Normal Town Council Tuesday night approved a local grocery tax.… 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…