As the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office led a multi-county pursuit last month that ended in the death of a 43-year-old Kansas man, Illinois State Police directed troopers not to participate.… MORE
As the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office led a multi-county pursuit last month that ended in the death of a 43-year-old Kansas man, Illinois State Police directed troopers not to participate.… MORE
Bloomington Police detectives need the public’s help after shots rang out late Wednesday night.… MORE
A one-month-old boy had enough cocaine in its body that it was the “immediate” cause of death.… MORE
The Normal Police Department is asking the public to help identify a suspect who allegedly robbed a Fast Stop gas station in Normal on Sunday.… MORE
The McLean County Coroner identified a Northern Illinois woman who died in a car crash that occurred Sunday on Interstate 39.… MORE
The jury that will determine the fate of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is nearly complete after three slow days of jury selection this week. … MORE
Officers peacefully de-escalated a domestic disturbance situation Thursday afternoon in Normal.… MORE
Normal police have arrested two men for their alleged connection to a shooting incident near Lincoln and Beech streets on Saturday.… MORE
Multiple gunshots were heard Saturday afternoon in Normal near where a youth football game was being played, according to the Normal Police Department.… MORE
Illinois State Police launched an investigation into the death of a Kansas man during a multi-county pursuit on Sept. 22 by Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputies.… MORE
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.” …
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…
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…
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…