A 19-year-old man pleaded guilty Friday to murder in connection with a 2023 deadly shooting in Funks Grove.… MORE
Category Archives: Police and Fire
Detroit man identified as pedestrian in deadly I-55 crash near Shirley
The McLean County Coroner Kathleen Yoder has identified the pedestrian killed during a crash on Interstate 55 Thursday.… MORE
Body of 24-year-old woman found in Illinois River identified
A woman who was found dead in the Illinois River earlier this week has been identified.… MORE
Appellate Court to hear oral arguments in Bart McNeil’s conviction
Later this month, a Bloomington man hopes his attorneys can convince an appellate court panel that he has new evidence which will prove he did not kill his 3-year-old daughter nearly 30 years ago.… MORE
Ex-Reditus CEO charged for contraband at Peoria County Jail
The fall from grace continues, it appears, for a former biotech wunderkind who was indicted by a federal grand jury for having illegal items within the Peoria County Jail.… MORE
Student arrested for allegedly bring gun to Manual High School
A student at Manual High School was arrested Friday for allegedly bringing a gun to school.… MORE
Man hospitalized after car crashes into pond on State Farm’s south campus
A man was hospitalized early Thursday after his car crashed into a pond at the State Farm Corporate South campus. … MORE
Auto Draft
By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Coroner released the name of a man killed in a car wreck Saturday morning. Scott W. Smith, 49, of Bloomington, was pronounced dead after his sedan and another sedan collided at the intersection of West Market Street and Wylie Drive, said Coroner Kathleen Yoder. The Bloomington Police…… MORE
Normal Police
By WMBD TV NORMAL – Two armed men robbed a person in a Schnucks parking lot, according to police. Officers with the Normal Police Department were called at 4:30 p.m. on March 10, to the 1700 block of Bradford Lane to a report of an armed robbery. When police arrived they learned two men had…… MORE
A man died and another was hospitalized after two sedans were involved in a collision Saturday morning
A man died and another was hospitalized after two sedans were involved in a collision Saturday morning.… 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…