Police arrested two Bloomington residents on Friday as a result of an ongoing Street Crimes Unit investigation.… MORE

Police arrested two Bloomington residents on Friday as a result of an ongoing Street Crimes Unit investigation.… MORE
According to one Central Illinois lawmaker, new security systems installed at the Capitol is “all for show” and takes away resources from Capitol police who face threats outside the complex.… MORE
It will be another 10 months before the first of a half-dozen trials is held for a Pekin piano teacher accused of sexually molesting his students in the Twin-Cities.… MORE
One person was hurt after a shooting in Bloomington early Sunday.… MORE
There is no COVID-19 outbreak at the McLean County Jail, according to the sheriff, despite claims on social media that the virus is a problem there.… MORE
Neighbors looking out for each other led to the arrest of a suspected burglar who broke into a home in Normal on Sunday.… MORE
A Bloomington man was jailed Monday night for felony drunk driving and other charges after his pickup truck struck a pedestrian who suffered life-threatening injuries.… MORE
A second Decatur man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for fatally shooting a Bloomington resident during a robbery in the Twin-Cities two years ago.… MORE
Police arrested a Bloomington man for an armed robbery attempt Wednesday night.… MORE
Like so many other small businesses, 2020 can’t end fast enough for owners of Read’s Sporting Goods in Bloomington.… 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…