Category Archives: Police and Fire
Gibson City man gets 20 years for stabbing wife, another man in Saybrook
A judge sentenced Arthur Corry of Gibson City to 20 years in prison for attempted murder. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – One of the victims of an at...
May 31, 2018
Dixon school shooting hero says schools need support
Gov. Bruce Rauner (left) honored Dixon officer Mark Dallas for thwarting a school shooting earlier this month. (Facebook/Bruce Rauner) By RFD Radio/WFMB SPRINGFIELD – The resource officer that s...
May 31, 2018
Alderman sees ‘harmony’ as council adopts civilian police board rules
This is the brochure to be distributed to the public by Bloomington’s Public Safety and Community Relations Board (Photo file by Blake Haas) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – Almost...
May 30, 2018
Bloomington PD investigates donut shop robbery
Bloomington Police are investigating an armed robbery of the Dunkin’ Donuts on East Oakland Avenue on Sunday. (Facebook/Bloomington Police) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Police have released...
May 29, 2018
Three hurt as farm tractor, two other vehicles crash on Yuton Blacktop
A McLean County Sheriff’s Police accident reconstruction specialist was called to investigate a crash between a farm tractor and two other vehicles Sunday on the Yuton Blacktop. (Photo by Flickr...
May 27, 2018
Coroner: Bloomington man walking on I-74 struck and killed by a semi
Illinois State Police and the DeWitt County coroner are investigating the death of a Bloomington man who was struck by a semi on I-74 near Farmer City. (File photo courtesy Facebook) By Howard Packowi...
May 27, 2018
Fire damages Stanford home during Friday night storm
This A-frame home on Pleasant Street in Stanford was damaged by fire Friday evening. (Photo by Howard Packowitz/WJBC) By Howard PackowitzSTANFORD – A Stanford home was damaged by fire durin...
May 25, 2018
Prosecutor: Normal West teen killed in crash may have run a red light
Normal West High School student Olivia Sonetz, 17, was killed in a March 6 car crash just west of the Twin-Cities. (Photo courtesy Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON ̵...
May 25, 2018
Cigarette sets cottonwood seedlings ablaze, paints winter-like setting in northeast Normal
Normal firefighters at the scene of one of the dozen small fires on Taft Drive caused by a discarded cigarette. (Photo by Nick McClintock) By Howard Packowitz NORMAL – A bizarre scene in a north...
May 24, 2018
Murder charges filed against 3 Chicago-area residents in Streator shooting
LaSalle County State’s Attorney Karen Donnelly is joined by prosecutors and investigators during a news conference on charges filed in connection with Tuesday’s fatal shooting in Streator....
May 24, 2018
