Bloomington Police are searching for a man that was involved in a commercial burglary.… MORE
Category Archives: Police and Fire
Police probing hold up, theft in Bloomington
Police are asking for the public’s help in a pair of criminal investigations that happened Monday morning in Bloomington.… MORE
BPD: Two arrested on drug charges after search warrant
Police have arrested a Bloomington man and woman after a drug sales investigation.… MORE
U of I Police probing offensive graffiti in campus buildings
University of Illinois Police are investigating multiple reports of offensive graffiti in campus buildings.… MORE
Long prison sentence awaits local woman convicted of armed robbery
A Bloomington woman will be sentenced to mandatory prison time in December after a McLean County Jury convicted her of robbing a co-worker at gunpoint.… MORE
Task force recommends consolidating pension systems
Economies of scale. Pooling resources. Eliminating redundancy. A governor’s task force is recommending Illinois’ suburban and downstate police and fire pension systems consolidate into two.… MORE
Unknown cannabis impacts worry BPD
The two Bloomington Police representatives on the city’s cannabis task force worry that unintended consequences from recreational marijuana sales might strain limited police resources.… MORE
Two local men arrested for weapons, vehicle burglary
Police have arrested two local men for gun possession and vehicle burglaries in Normal.… MORE
Man’s condition unknown after trench hole rescue in Pontiac
A man’s condition is unknown after being rescued from a trench hole in Pontiac.… MORE
Tazewell County woman identified in fatal crash
A woman from Tazewell County has been identified in a fatal crash that happened Wednesday in Washington.… 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…