On-site visitation at the McLean County jail will resume starting June 1, according to McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage.… MORE
Category Archives: Police and Fire
McLean County rescue crews free crash victims
Rescue crews had to use heavy extrication equipment after a Thursday evening crash between a car and a pick-up truck in rural McLean County.… MORE
UPDATED: Farmer City woman died from diabetic complications
Authorities say a Farmer City woman who was found Tuesday died from diabetic complications in her home.… MORE
Missing Farmer City woman found dead
A Farmer City woman who went missing last week has been found dead.… MORE
BPD: Bloomington man shot on city’s south side
A 25-year-old man was shot Sunday morning after a fight broke out on Bloomington’s south side.… MORE
High-speed pursuit ends with suspect’s car in Illinois River
A Peoria man remains behind bars after a high-speed chase that ended with the man’s car in the Illinois River.… MORE
McLean County Coroner ID’s Bloomington man as victim of fatal crash
The McLean County coroner has identified a Bloomington man as the victim of a fatal motorcycle crash on Saturday.… MORE
Coroner identifies man hit and killed by train in Bloomington
McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder has identified the man who was hit and killed by a train Thursday morning in Bloomington.… MORE
BPD: Man hit and killed by train
A man was struck and killed by a train Thursday morning on the city’s west side, according to Bloomington Police.… MORE
Victims in Lexington fire were daughter, grandchildren of first-arriving Fire Dept Officer
The Lexington Fire Department shared more devastating information regarding the triple fatal fire that claimed the life of a family Saturday morning.… MORE
Blogs
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…
Everyone counts and you could make the difference
By Mike Matejka How many federal dollars will there be for road repairs? To feed hungry families? How many Illinois representatives will there be in Congress? Are Illinois communities going to get their fair share? There’s only one way to ensure our community gets treated properly – answer the census. The every ten year U.S. census,…
Reactions to the “A Community in Conflict” exhibit
By Mike Matejka Every community has its home-town pride; Bloomington-Normal is proud to claim Steak n’ Shake and MASH TV star McLean Stevenson. We’ve also had a moment of contention and conflict. Sometimes these are uplifting stories of human progress. At other times, they cause us to shake our heads and wonder why. The McLean…
WJBC Voices: Let’s build the Normal underpass
With winter upon us, consider what it takes to catch a northbound train at Amtrak’s Normal Uptown Station.