A Bloomington man claims he accidentally shot a 14-year-old boy in the face over the weekend, leaving the boy in critical condition.… MORE
Category Archives: Police and Fire
Bloomington police investigating weekend shooting
Bloomington police are investigating a shooting that occurred in the 1400 block of Lee Street this afternoon.… MORE
Las Vegas gunman booked Chicago hotel; city steps up security for big events
The Las Vegas gunman scoped out the Lolapalooza music festival in Chicago, but never showed up.… MORE
Police look for gunman in Bloomington stick-up
Bloomington Police are looking a gunman who robbed someone outside an east side gas station at about 10:30 Thursday morning.… MORE
UPDATED: ISU Police attempt to calm worried students after Tuesday night shooting
Illinois State University Police said Tuesday night’s shooting near the intersection of E. Vernon Ave. and S. Linden St. in Normal was not a random event targeting students, and the man apparently wounded in the shooting was not an ISU student.… MORE
Suspect captured after crash with squad car outside Danvers bar
An alleged truck thief, who eluded authorities over a wide area of Central Illinois the past two days, was finally captured after someone spotted him in a Danvers bar.… MORE
Police in Normal probe shots fired at house; man wounded
Police in Normal are investigating a report of gunshots that struck a house on Tuesday night and are trying to determine if the incident is connected to a man who was hospitalized with a gunshot wound.… MORE
UPDATED: Police capture man considered armed and dangerous
A man believed to be armed and dangerous and driving stolen vehicles was captured Wednesday in Danvers. … MORE
Pregnant Hudson officer’s backers demand village hire her back
For the second time in five months, the Village of Hudson finds itself embroiled in controversy. Community members packed the village board room Tuesday night voicing support for a former Hudson Police officer who they say was fired because she became pregnant.… MORE
Police: Driver clocked at 116 mph arrested in Bloomington after crash
Police said a man driving well over 100 miles per hour on Monday crashed his car while fleeing from police in 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…