It was an elderly woman who was killed Monday when a car, pick-up truck, and semi collided at a Morton intersection.… MORE
Category Archives: Police and Fire
Bloomington man arrested for alleged cocaine manufacturing, delivery
A Bloomington man has been arrested for allegedly manufacturing and selling cocaine.… MORE
Immigration advocates frustrated by lack of council action as police chief tries to build trust
Bloomington aldermen remained silent at their council meeting Monday night about an ordinance Mayor Tari Renner took off the agenda that sought to calm fears that local police would work to deport undocumented immigrants.… MORE
Sheriff’s Department searching for man who impersonated an officer
The McLean County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a man suspected of impersonating a police officer.… MORE
Immigrant advocates see Bloomington ordinance as not so welcoming
The local debate about undocumented immigrants has taken a new turn. The coalition of advocacy groups lobbying for a “welcoming ordinance” has announced it is opposed to the resolution to be considered by Bloomington aldermen Monday evening.… MORE
Bloomington aldermen to vote on raises for union firefighters, police dispatchers
Bloomington aldermen will decide Monday night whether to accept union contracts providing pay raises for firefighters and police dispatchers.… MORE
NPD: Local man exposed himself to females on Constitution Trail, other Normal locations
Police have captured a man from Normal suspected of exposing himself to female victims on the Constitution Trail and other locations in Normal.… MORE
BPD chief would decide whether to aid ICE agents on immigration issues
An ordinance seeking to ease concerns among undocumented immigrants in Bloomington will be presented to the city council Monday night.… MORE
UPDATED: Bloomington triple murder suspect no stranger to legal system
A Bloomington man was released on bond from the McLean County Jail on a misdemeanor escape charge three days before he’s suspected of fatally shooting three men and wounding a child on Riley Drive.… MORE
Suspect identified in Bloomington triple homicide
Bloomington investigators have identified a suspect in last month’s triple homicide on Riley Drive.… 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…