Residents of a six-unit apartment building in Normal were displaced by fire on Monday.
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Category Archives: Police and Fire
B-N Police Blotter: Fri. May 6, 2016 – Sun. May 8, 2016
A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus.… MORE
Police: Golf carts stolen from Bloomington rental facility
The McLean County Sheriff’s Police say someone broke into a golf cart rental facility over the weekend and made off with a truck, trailer and three of the golf carts.… MORE
Hydrant flushing begins in Normal
The Normal Fire Department plans to conduct hydrant flushing this week.… MORE
Police search for ‘armed and dangerous’ man after Mahomet officer shooting
Illinois State Police and authorities in Champaign County are searching for a suspect in a police offer shooting. Police say the man is ‘armed and dangerous.’… MORE
B-N Police Blotter: Thu. April 5, 2016
A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus.… MORE
Woman killed in 4-car crash on Interstate 55
A 20-year-old woman from Plainfield was killed in a crash that involved four vehicles and prompted the closure of Interstate 55 at Pontiac for about four hours on Thursday afternoon.
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B-N Police Blotter: Wed. April 4, 2016
A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus.… MORE
Tremont man among those honored in police memorial service
The annual Illinois Peace Officers Memorial Service to honor law enforcement officers killed in Illinois in the line of duty, including one from Tazwell County, will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Illinois Peace Officer Memorial sculpture on the Illinois State Capitol grounds in Springfield.… MORE
Man from Normal jailed on home invasion charges
A man from Normal has been jailed on charges be broke into an apartment and injured two people, including a young child. … 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…