A drunk driver from Normal has admitted to being behind the wheel in a crash that killed a woman and her unborn child.… MORE
Category Archives: Police and Fire
Arrest made in PNC Bank Robbery
A man is in custody after allegedly robbing a bank in Bloomington. Zachary Finchum, age 31, of Fort Wayne, Indiana was arrested for Financial Institution Robbery in connection with the incident. Finchum was transported to the McLean County Jail.… MORE
Congressmen offer prayers after colleague, officers injured in shooting
Illinois Congressmen are using social media to notify their constituents they are OK after a shooting in a shooting in Alexandria, Virginia, Wednesday morning.… MORE
Juvenile arrested for pair of Bloomington hold-ups, police seek second suspect
By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – A 14-year old boy is under arrest and Bloomington Police are looking for a second suspect in a couple of armed robberies early Sunday on the city’s east side. The first crime happened about 1:15 Sunday morning in the 26-hundred block of Hall Court. A victim told police someone…… MORE
McLean County Coroner: Missouri trucker died when semi struck cement median on I-55
It was a Missouri trucker who died from multiple blunt injuries near Bloomington on Thursday.… MORE
Police arrest suspect accused of attacking woman near Downtown Bloomington
Bloomington Police have arrested a local man for allegedly robbing and beating a woman early Friday morning near downtown Bloomington.… MORE
Athletes, police are keepers of the flame at Illinois Special Olympics
The Illinois Special Olympics Summer Games are underway, and the flame that lit the cauldron at Illinois State University’s Hancock Stadium Friday night was carried by a contingent of Illinois’ finest.… MORE
Woman, 22, dies in Livingston County crash
Police in Livingston County say a 22-year-old woman was killed in crash south of Streator on Thursday afternoon.
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Residency rule may cost Minonk police chief his job
Minonk’s Police Chief could be out of work soon because he doesn’t live in the Woodford County city he has served.… MORE
Semi driver dies in I-55 wreck
A 43-year old man is dead after an accident involving a semi on I-55, a mile north of West Market Street, near the Twin-Cities.… 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…