Category Archives: Police and Fire
Boy hospitalized after being hit by car in Bloomington
Bloomington Police say the boy who was hit by a car Tuesday was alert as he was taken to the hospital. WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – A boy was taken to the hospital after he was h...
Aug 23, 2017
Bloomington man faces armed violence, drug charges
Martin Burton faces armed violence and drug charges.(Photos from the Bloomington Police Department.)By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police said a local man threatened someone ...
Aug 22, 2017
Normal city manager sees mainly subconscious racism in police department, race relations panel issues report
Normal City Manager Mark Peterson. (WJBC file photo) By Howard Packowitz NORMAL – The Normal Police Department is considered “ground zero” for eliminating racial bias i...
Aug 22, 2017
UPDATED: Pontiac woman identified as crash victim
One woman is dead following a crash involving a Pontiac police officer’s squad car.(WJBC File Photo) By Howard Packowitz and Greg Halbleib PONTIAC – The Livingston County coroner has ident...
Aug 21, 2017
Bloomington Fire Department aims to improve response times
Bloomington Fire Chief Brian Mohr will address the City Council’s Committee of the Whole on Monday. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Fire Chief Brian Mohr will out...
Aug 21, 2017
Hazy Hills Golf Shop destroyed by fire
Fire investigators are looking into the cause of a blaze that destroyed the Hazy Hills Golf Shop in Hudson early Sunday morning. (Photo courtesy Pixabay)By Patrick BaronHUDSON – A late night fir...
Aug 20, 2017
Normal council to hear report on police and race relations
The Normal Town Council will hear a committee’s report Monday night on ways to improve relations between its police department and minorities.(Photo courtesy Matty Ring/flickr) By ...
Aug 18, 2017
Prosecutors: Bloomington driver had been drinking heavily before crash with bicyclist
Bloomington Police have arrested Steven J. Mccuen after he struck a bicyclist and drove away on Monday. (Photo courtesy Facebook/City of Bloomington – Police) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – T...
Aug 17, 2017
Bloomington Police seek tips to solve 2012 murder of homeless man
Police are asking the public’s help to find out who killed Robert Jeronimus, whose body was discovered under the Center Street Bridge on Aug. 16, 2012.(Bloomington Police Department photo...
Aug 16, 2017
Jury returns guilty verdict in local bank fraud case
Reginald Cooper faces sentencing Aug. 25. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail)By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – A McLean County jury has found a man guilty of running a bank fraud scam in Blooming...
Aug 15, 2017
