A city of Bloomington inspector found hundreds of code violations in an apartment building 11 days before it was destroyed by fire.… MORE
Category Archives: Police and Fire
Police investigating gunshots on Bloomington’s west side
Bloomington Police are investigating reports of shots fired on the city’s west side.… MORE
Fire damages Heyworth home
Firefighters from four rural departments were called Monday evening to put out a house fire on Heyworth’s northeast side.… MORE
Three vehicle wreck in Normal injures two people
Two people were hurt as two sport utility vehicles and a car collided at a busy intersection in northeast Normal.… MORE
Murder victim’s mom seeks closure in murder case against son-in-law
The mother of Bloomington murder victim Nicole Elbert wants to know everything about the criminal proceedings against her daughter’s husband.… MORE
Candlelight vigil honors murdered local woman and other domestic violence victims
Mourners paid tribute to Bloomington murder victim Nicole Elbert Thursday night, including her family… MORE
Bloomington man, 21, arrested in shooting
A Bloomington man has been arrested in connection with a shooting earlier this month.… MORE
Psychology professor: ‘Pay attention to red flags’ following deadly shooting
Following the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Fl. on Wednesday that left 17 students dead and 15 others injured, many are left wondering what can be done to lower the rate of mass shootings.… MORE
UPDATE: Unit 5 school bus overturns, injuring three kids and driver
A Unit 5 school bus turned on its side, injuring three students and the driver, after the bus collided with a car on a fog-shrouded roadway near Evans Junior High, southeast of Bloomington.… MORE
School bus overturns after colliding with car, minor injuries reported
State police say a school bus and a car collided on U.S. 150 just southeast of Evans Junior High School southeast of Bloomington.… 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…