McLean County Coroner Kathy Davis has identified the 19-year-old Bloomington man was killed in a single-vehicle crash shortly after midnight.… MORE
Category Archives: Police and Fire
Midnight rollover accident leaves one dead
A single vehicle rollover left a young man dead around midnight this morning.… MORE
Paroled killer charged with selling cocaine in Bloomington
A man released from prison late last year for a quarter-century old McLean County rape and murder is now charged with selling cocaine to a Bloomington Police informant last month.… MORE
New judge to hear arena theft case
A new judge will hear the case of five former managers of the city-owned downtown sports arena, who are accused of defrauding Bloomington taxpayers of one-point-one million dollars.… MORE
UPDATED: Town of Normal taxpayers to pay up for rising pension costs
Property owners in Normal will likely see a big boost in their tax bills, which the town government blames on the rising cost of pensions for police and firefighters. The owner of a $165,000 home will pay an extra $44, according to a staff report to be presented to the Normal Town Council Monday night.… MORE
Early morning accident leaves woman hospitalized
A pedestrian is in the hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Bloomington earlier this morning.… MORE
Bloomington Police probe two Wednesday night knife attacks
Bloomington Police seek the public’s help in solving an armed robbery and an apparently unrelated stabbing.… MORE
McLean County Sheriff to take over long-delayed state liquor inspections
McLean County Sheriff’s detectives will soon conduct inspections of local liquor licenses holders because the sheriff says there weren’t enough state government inspectors to do the job.… MORE
Normal Police look for suspect in counterfeit cash scheme
Normal Police are asking for the public’s help to find a man they believe paid for groceries with fake $100 bills.… MORE
Hiding under your coverage: Halloween and insurance
There’s more than one thing that can go awry during All Hollow’s Eve, with spirits and goblins and ghouls all around; checking your coverage is logically sound. … 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…