A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus.… MORE
Category Archives: Police and Fire
Normal police investigate bank robbery
Police in Normal are looking for a bank robber. … MORE
B-N Police Blotter: Wed. July 27, 2016
A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus.… MORE
B-N Police Blotter: Tue. July 26, 2016
A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus.… MORE
B-N Police Blotter: Mon. July 25, 2016
A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus.… MORE
Lincoln man dies in crash with 2 semis
A Lincoln man who was driving the wrong way on Interstate 55 was killed early Tuesday morning after his car hit two semis. … MORE
State Police mark Illinois Speed Awareness Day
Illinois State Police will be marking Illinois Speed Awareness Day on Wednesday by adding extra enforcement patrols on state and U.S. Highways, county roads, city streets, and Interstates throughout Illinois.… MORE
B-N Police Blotter: Fri. July 22, 2016 – Sun. July 25, 2016
A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus.… MORE
Businesses at Bentley’s plan quick rebuild
Rebuilding is underway at a Bloomington business that suffered two fires over the weekend.… MORE
UPDATED: Bentley Motors heavily damaged in fire
Fire crews are battling the heat and the flames as they try to knock down a heavy fire at Bentley Motors in south 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…