Kiejoun Watts was looking to buy a gun from the man who is accused of killing him last winter.… MORE
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A 15-year old teenager faces charges in connection to a shooting in early February
A 15-year-old teenager stands accused of playing a role in a shooting that left one injured earlier this month.… MORE
Lincoln Mayor shooting down rumors regarding migrants housed at Lincoln College
Lincoln’s top elected official wants to shut down rumors regarding immigrants housed on the Lincoln College campus.… MORE
Governor Pritzker calls Twin Cities state’s center for electric vehicles
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Bloomington-Normal is the place to be for electric vehicles in Illinois. Rivian is the main event there, but Gov. JB Pritzker Tuesday helped cut the ribbon on Heartland Community College’s expanded Advanced Manufacturing Training Center, where students can learn about, among other things, EV’s. The project benefited from $7.5 million…… MORE
Bloomington apartment fire displaces several residents
Emergency crews responded to an apartment fire Monday night on Bloomington’s east side.… MORE
Normal West High School teacher being nationally recognized
One teacher from Normal Community West High School has been recognized as one of the best teachers in the nation.… MORE
McLean County Coroner ID’s individual killed by police on I-55 near Lexington
We now know the name of the individual who was shot by police Saturday afternoon on Interstate 55 near Lexington.… MORE
Bloomington Police Sergeant fired after 21-years with the force
A longtime Seargent with the Bloomington Police Department is no longer with the department.… MORE
NAACP holds its voting empowerment workshop
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington-Normal NAACP was empowering voters at a workshop at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church in Bloomington on Saturday. The workshop included officials from the Bloomington election commission offering training on how to register voters, instructions on how to access voter registration, and eligibility information. The NAACP was founded in 1909 and…… MORE
Hundreds come out to Miller Park for the 25th annual Polar Plunge
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – Hundreds of people took the plunge into the frigid waters of Miller Park Lake in Bloomington. “As the lead up it was like 700 plungers, then it was 800, I show up today and find out we’re at 900 plungers and to be out here and just the atmosphere. It’s amazing,”…… 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…