Obituaries for James Cox, Merle Engle, Norma Steidinger.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Tazewell County man suspected gunman in Waffle House shooting
A Tazewell County man is the suspected gunman of a shooting that happened this morning in a Tennessee Waffle House that left four people dead and others injured.… MORE
West Bloomington Revitalization Project to receive new website
An organization is giving the West Bloomington Revitalization Project an online makeover.… MORE
Mackinaw man identified in Friday shootout
The Peoria County Coroner has identified the man who was killed Friday during a confrontation with two Tazewell County Sheriff’s deputies and a Mackinaw police officer.… MORE
State Farm survey finds millennials are active in volunteering
As part of national volunteer week State Farm conducted a study to determine the characteristics of volunteers.… MORE
County Museum of History participates in Clothesline Project
The YWCA and the McLean County Museum of History will be displaying the testimonies of sexual assault survivors next week through the Clothesline Project.… MORE
UPDATED: Tazewell Sheriff says deputy killed rural Mackinaw man in self-defense
It was an 18-year old rural Mackinaw man who police shot to death near Mackinaw Friday morning, according to the Peoria County Coroner.… MORE
High school students rally on Columbine anniversary
In honor of the 19th anniversary of the Columbine school shooting, Bloomington Normal high school students organized a rally at Uptown Circle in Normal.… MORE
Man dead, deputy injured in shooting in rural Mackinaw
One person is dead and a sheriff’s deputy hospitalized after a Friday morning shooting in Tazewell County.… MORE
2nd suspect in Chatsworth home invasion arrested
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department reports both suspects in a Chatsworth home invasion on Wednesday evening are in custody.… 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…