Category Archives: Police and Fire
State’s annual police memorial ceremony
Eleven more names will be added to the police memorial on the Capitol's southwest lawn, normally the site of the ceremony the first Thursday of every May. Rain moved the proceedings into the Illinois ...
May 06, 2022
Bloomington Police officer rescues man from burning home
The man is hospitalized with burns, but the officer is fine, according to Bloomington Police Lt. Clayton Arnold. (Facebook/City of Bloomington – Police)By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomingto...
May 05, 2022
Chase of stolen ambulance shuts down I-55 near Dwight
Authorities said I-55 was closed in both directions near Illinois Route 17 at milepost 217. (Facebook/Illinois State Police)By HOI ABCDWIGHT – A section of Interstate 55 was closed Monday evenin...
Apr 26, 2022
Bloomington Police respond to late-night fatal shooting
Police say they are still investigating and have not released any suspect information. (WJBC file photo) By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – Police say a man was shot and killed Friday night in what is bein...
Apr 11, 2022
BPD: Arrest made in Tuesday night shooting
Authorities say the shooting happened Tuesday around 7:18 p.m. in the 300 block of East Locust Street. (WJBC file photo)By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man was arrested for a shooting t...
Mar 30, 2022
Man shot in the arm from gunfire in Bloomington
Police have not made an arrest, and information about any suspects was not immediately available. (WJBC/File) By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police are investigating a shooting that injured...
Mar 30, 2022
Bloomington Telecommunicator honored for helping a caller deliver a baby
Bloomington Police Chief Jamal Simington (left) awarded Bloomington Telecommunicator Sarah (middle) with a certificate and a Stork pin. (Photo courtesy: City of Bloomington) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON &...
Mar 24, 2022
Gov. JB Pritzker reacts to the Senate turning down one of his appointees to the Prisoner Review Board
Gov. Pritzker. (Photo courtesy: Gov. Pritzker) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – While Republicans try to make hay from Gov Pritzker's record on crime ... there's also the record of the Prisoner Review...
Mar 23, 2022
Police conducting traffic enforcement details on Gridley Blacktop
In a Facebook post, the sheriff’s office says the traffic enforcement will be on the Gridley Blacktop, 1925 East Road and County Hwy. 29, between Gridley and Towanda. (WJBC file photo)By Neil Do...
Mar 23, 2022
Lawsuit: Reditus CEO “looted” company for personal, family gain
Aaron Rossi, CEO of Reditus Laboratories. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC) TAZEWELL COUNTY – Indicted on six-year-old federal tax fraud charges last week, we are now learning the CEO of Reditus Laborat...
Mar 21, 2022
