A Metamora woman has been identified as the victim of a fatal crash Tuesday on Interstate 74.… MORE
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UPDATED: One dead in I-74 crash
A key route from Peoria to Bloomington was closed for several hours on Tuesday while authorities investigated a fatal crash involving two semi-trucks and a passenger car.… MORE
One person killed in crash on I-74 near Morton
A three-car crash on eastbound Interstate 74 Tuesday afternoon left one person dead.… MORE
ISP diverting traffic off I-74 after crash near Morton
A crash eastbound on Interstate 74 near Morton is causing traffic to be diverted off at exit 102, according to Illinois State Police.… MORE
ISP investigating death at Tazewell County Jail
A woman died Sunday after she was found unresponsive in her cell at the Tazewell County Jail, according to authorities.… MORE
Suspected drunk driver accused of endangering two children in her van
A woman is free on bond after McLean County prosecutors charged her with endangering two children in her van because she had been drinking vodka before taking the wheel.… MORE
Woman dies in two-vehicle crash near Arrowsmith
A woman was killed and a man was injured Sunday afternoon when a passenger vehicle collided with a semi-tractor trailer just north of Arrowsmith in Eastern McLean County.… MORE
UPDATED: Normal Police locate vehicle of interest, driver in pedestrian’s death
Normal Police Rick Bleichner reported investigators have found a second vehicle of interest and identified its driver after a pedestrian was struck and killed Wednesday night while crossing Veterans Parkway in northeast Normal.… MORE
Man ideintifed in Veterans Parkway crash, police probing second vehicle of interest
McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder has identified the man killed on Veterans Parkway Wednesday night, and Normal Police say a second vehicle may have been involved.… MORE
One person dead after van strikes pedestrian on Veterans Parkway
A pedestrian was hit by a van and killed about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday on northbound Veterans Parkway, just north of Fort Jesse Road in northeast Normal.… 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…