There was a heavy police presence on Bloomington’s east side Tuesday afternoon where authorities picked up a Champaign armed robbery suspect.… MORE
Category Archives: Police and Fire
NPD: Uber suspends driver during attempted rape investigation
An Uber driver is banned from picking up passengers while Normal Police investigate him for an alleged rape attempt.… MORE
Fire damages home, kills a pet in Normal
A fire damaged a home in North Normal on Sunday, killing a pet and leaving four people temporarily homeless.… MORE
Normal Police ID’s Uber driver suspected of weekend rape attempt
Normal Police are releasing few details as they continued to investigate an Illinois State University student’s claim that an Uber driver tried to rape her early Saturday morning.… MORE
Bloomington cop finds many friends in his cancer battle
The community is offering a helping hand to a Bloomington Police officer who is battling cancer.… MORE
BPD: Two arrested in downtown beating, one suspect at large
Police have made two arrests in connection with a beating that happened in Downtown Bloomington last month.… MORE
Task force majority favors regulated marijuana sales in Bloomington
Bloomington’s cannabis task force is recommending the city council allow regulated marijuana sales for recreational use, but task force members are not unanimous in that view.… MORE
Man wanted in Kane County arrested in Normal
Normal Police have arrested a man wanted for allegedly violating terms of his bond in a Kane County armed robbery case.… MORE
Man arrested after fleeing, ramming BPD squad car
Police have released the name of a man who fled from officers Wednesday in Downtown Bloomington and was later taken into custody in Peoria.… MORE
Drug suspect gets away from BPD, captured in Peoria
Bloomington Police avoided danger to themselves and perhaps the public by not chasing after a suspected drug offender who escaped from the downtown area and fled to Peoria.… 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…