Every year, Pontiac Fire Chief Scott Runyon celebrates the holidays with a festive light show at his home on Turtle Drive in Pontiac.… MORE
Category Archives: Police and Fire
Police ask drivers to ‘chill out,’ take extra time this winter
Though the area hasn’t quite experienced severe winter weather yet this season, it never hurts to prepare.… MORE
Bloomington Police probe 4th shots fired incident in one week
Bloomington Police said they found shell casings on the city’s far west side on Monday night in the fourth incident of gunfire since last Wednesday.… MORE
Man’s body discovered in Kickapoo Creek
The body of a man was found this afternoon in Kickapoo Creek near Route 150 and the village of Downs.… MORE
Woman dies in Logan County crash
A woman was killed in Logan County last night in a two-car crash that tied up traffic in Interstate 55 for more than five hours overnight. … MORE
Vehicle struck by large rock thrown from overpass in Logan County
Illinois State Police are trying to figure out who threw a rock the size of a bowling ball off an Interstate 55 overpass in Logan County early Monday morning, smashing through the roof of a vehicle just outside Atlanta and nearly hitting two people inside.… MORE
Authorities investigate fatal Dwight fire
Authorities continue to investigate the death of a disabled man who died after a garage fire in Dwight.… MORE
Child porn case in Normal leads to an arrest
Normal Police have arrested a local man for possession of child pornography following a 1 1/2-year long investigation.… MORE
Construction ‘on-schedule’ for McLean County Jail expansion
Construction of the McLean County jail expansion has reached a milestone as County Board members signed and put in place the last construction beam.… MORE
Council turns down VenuWorks offer to manage BCPA
Bloomington aldermen unanimously oppose hiring the company managing the downtown sports arena to also manage the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts.… 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…