Police are asking for the public’s help to identify two suspects who used counterfeit $100 bills at several retail locations in Bloomington.… MORE
Category Archives: Police and Fire
9-year-old to be charged with five counts of murder in Goodfield fire incident
A 9-year-old is to be charged with murder in the Goodfield mobile home fire that killed five in April.… MORE
LeRoy PD: Man escapes to avoid DUI arrest
A suspected drunk driver is on the loose after he reportedly eluded police by running into a cornfield near LeRoy.… MORE
Standoff closes US 51 near Heyworth
State police arrested a man who barricaded himself inside a semi on US 51 south of Heyworth Friday night. … MORE
Bloomington man charged in domestic violence incident, two officers injured
A Bloomington man remains in the McLean County jail on a high bond after allegedly abusing a female victim and running away from BPD, resulting in two officer injuries.… MORE
Bloomington man arrested for food containing marijuana, revoked license
A Bloomington man was arrested for having packaged food products containing marijuana and driving on a revoked license.… MORE
BPD investigating hold up on city’s west side
Bloomington Police are probing an armed robbery at a hotel on the city’s west side.… MORE
Ten veterans recieve send-off at Camp Butler National Cemetery
Ten veterans Wednesday received the send-off they should have gotten a long time ago. Camp Butler National Cemetery, near Springfield, staged its semi-annual “unaccompanied veterans” ceremony. “Unaccompanied” meant they had no loved ones nearby – if at all – and no funeral.… MORE
Fire professionals promote new smoke detectors
A law requiring Illinois homes to have an updated smoke detector – with a sealed, ten-year battery – is not in effect until the end of 2022, but fire professionals are promoting it now. This coincides with Fire Prevention Month.… MORE
BPD: Two robotic vacuums stolen from local store
Bloomington Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a woman who allegedly stole two autonomous robotic vacuums.… 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…