The school year is just getting started and Normal Police are giving motorists a failing grade for staying off their cell phones while driving through some of the busiest and most dangerous streets in town.… MORE
Category Archives: Police and Fire
Man gets 12 year sentence for local bank scam
A man convicted of running a local bank fraud scam is headed to prison.… MORE
Accused killer now faces child molestation charges
A Bloomington murder suspect is now facing 20 charges for allegedly sexually molesting a teenager in an unrelated case.… MORE
McLean County Coroner identifies man killed in motorcycle crash
McLean County Coroner Kathy Davis has identified the Bloomington man who was killed in a motorcycle crash in Normal last night.… MORE
Motorcyclist killed in northeast Normal crash
A man is dead after crashing his motorcycle into a concrete barricade in far northeast Normal, and police and the coroner are investigating whether the man was under the influence or alcohol or drugs.… MORE
Prosecutors: Bloomington arrests put dent in local illicit drug market
McLean County prosecutors say police have made a major dent in the local ecstasy market after making three arrests this week.… MORE
Boy hospitalized after being hit by car in Bloomington
A boy was taken to the hospital after he was hit by a car in Bloomington Tuesday afternoon. … MORE
Bloomington man faces armed violence, drug charges
Bloomington Police said a local man threatened someone with a handgun at a west side grocery store, and also had in his possession Ecstasy and crack cocaine.… MORE
Suspected drunk driver to face more serious charge after local teenager’s death
McLean County State’s Attorney Jason Chambers said Tuesday he will file more serious charges against a suspected drunk driver because a teenager has died from injuries in a hit-and-run crash on Six Points Road in Bloomington last week.… MORE
Fresh leads sought in quarter-century old murder case
A quarter-century has passed and authorities have yet to figure out who killed Tammy Zywicki.… 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…